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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 680 · Norman, OK · April 19, 2023

Date
April 19, 2023 · 08:45 local
Place
Norman, OK
Airport
University Of Oklahoma Westhei
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N680CM
Reported as
Cessna 680
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total384 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 04/19/23 at approximately 0830L privacy data omitted struck a parked, known, unoccupied aircraft on the ramp area of koun just north of the main terminal building. That collision caused minor damage to the right wing tip navigation light and no other main substructure of privacy data omitted and minor damage to the winglet leading edge of privacy data omitted, an Embraer model EMB-505, serial number 50500115 with no further structural damage indicated.

During the interview with the pilots aboard privacy data omitted, they stated the weather briefing showed winds were 160@20G30KNTS. They received taxi instructions to runway 18 via taxiway alpha echo charlie cleared to cross runway 21. PIC began to pull forward on a heading of approximately 125 and commenced a right turn to exit the ramp area. As privacy data omittedcleared the parking spot, the PIC initiated a right turn to clear and go around privacy data omitted. According to the SIC, as the turn was commencing, the turn became tighter than expected and went unnoticed for a brief moment and they felt a bit of jostling and first thought that it was the gusty wing. The were notified via ground communications that they had struck another aircraft.

After the incident the winds were recorded at 160@27G30KNTS. As privacy data omitted was pointing at approximately 125 turning through 160 to a heading of approximately 215. This turn put the jet turbine exhaust into the gusty winds.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/19/23 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830L ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A PARKED, KNOWN, UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP AREA OF KOUN JUST NORTH OF THE MAIN TERMINAL BUILDING. THAT COLLISION CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP NAVIGATION LIGHT AND NO OTHER MAIN SUBSTRUCTURE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGLET LEADING EDGE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EMBRAER MODEL EMB-505, SERIAL NUMBER 50500115 WITH NO FURTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INDICATED.

DURING THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOTS ABOARD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THEY STATED THE WEATHER BRIEFING SHOWED WINDS WERE 160@20G30KNTS. THEY RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RUNWAY 18 VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA ECHO CHARLIE CLEARED TO CROSS RUNWAY 21. PIC BEGAN TO PULL FORWARD ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 125 AND COMMENCED A RIGHT TURN TO EXIT THE RAMP AREA. AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CLEARED THE PARKING SPOT, THE PIC INITIATED A RIGHT TURN TO CLEAR AND GO AROUND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACCORDING TO THE SIC, AS THE TURN WAS COMMENCING, THE TURN BECAME TIGHTER THAN EXPECTED AND WENT UNNOTICED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEY FELT A BIT OF JOSTLING AND FIRST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE GUSTY WING. THE WERE NOTIFIED VIA GROUND COMMUNICATIONS THAT THEY HAD STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

AFTER THE INCIDENT THE WINDS WERE RECORDED AT 160@27G30KNTS. AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS POINTING AT APPROXIMATELY 125 TURNING THROUGH 160 TO A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 215. THIS TURN PUT THE JET TURBINE EXHAUST INTO THE GUSTY WINDS.