What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
1. Who: aircraft accident
2. What: reported vehicle strike
3. Where: kinj ramp
4. When: 2/26/2023-03/01/2023
5. How: reported damage of alleged vehicle strike/unknown.
6. Why: aircraft damage was reported to ntx FSDO office 03/03/2023 after discovery on 03/01/2023 at the guidance of the owner’s insurance company privacy data omitted. Investigation was conducted 03/06/2023. Met owner, at kinj at approximately 1000.
Owner reported, “2-26-2023 to check on the chains before a storm moved in 02/28/2023. Everything looked fine at that time. I returned on 3-1-2023 planning to fly before work. During the prefight, I noticed the damage to the left-wing tip. Later in the day on 3-1-2023 I met my father at the airport to look at the damage. That is when we noticed the damage to the left main wheel. I added ratchet straps to tie down the aircraft that night and left it alone until we met on 3-6-2023”.
Walked the runway both north and south, no debris on runway that resembled a wheel/wing strike. The scrapes indicate forward movement and the damage points are not consistant with a vechical collision.
As the FAA filed it
1. WHO: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT
2. WHAT: REPORTED VEHICLE STRIKE
3. WHERE: KINJ RAMP
4. WHEN: 2/26/2023-03/01/2023
5. HOW: REPORTED DAMAGE OF ALLEGED VEHICLE STRIKE/UNKNOWN.
6. WHY: AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO NTX FSDO OFFICE 03/03/2023 AFTER DISCOVERY ON 03/01/2023 AT THE GUIDANCE OF THE OWNER’S INSURANCE COMPANY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED 03/06/2023. MET OWNER, AT KINJ AT APPROXIMATELY 1000.
OWNER REPORTED, “2-26-2023 TO CHECK ON THE CHAINS BEFORE A STORM MOVED IN 02/28/2023. EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE AT THAT TIME. I RETURNED ON 3-1-2023 PLANNING TO FLY BEFORE WORK. DURING THE PREFIGHT, I NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT-WING TIP. LATER IN THE DAY ON 3-1-2023 I MET MY FATHER AT THE AIRPORT TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. THAT IS WHEN WE NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL. I ADDED RATCHET STRAPS TO TIE DOWN THE AIRCRAFT THAT NIGHT AND LEFT IT ALONE UNTIL WE MET ON 3-6-2023”.
WALKED THE RUNWAY BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH, NO DEBRIS ON RUNWAY THAT RESEMBLED A WHEEL/WING STRIKE. THE SCRAPES INDICATE FORWARD MOVEMENT AND THE DAMAGE POINTS ARE NOT CONSISTANT WITH A VECHICAL COLLISION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.