What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 24, 2023 a Piper malibu, was taxiing to takoff at Animas airpark, between rows of parked aircraft. Pilot noticed a running helicopter at the end of one row, so to give the helicopter room the pilot moved closer to one row of aircraft. As the end of the row approached, he made his turn toward the runway, turning to early and contacting the spinner of the parked 172. Mechanic on field saw what happened and came to look at the incident. Damage to the malibu was a scrapped wing tip, mechanic looked atand said was airworthy, but a dent was present in the spinner. Once spinner was removed it was also found to have damged the spinner bulkhead. Pilot of the malibu states that he exchanged info with the mechanic and the proceeded to return to albuquerque, NM.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 24, 2023 A PIPER MALIBU, WAS TAXIING TO TAKOFF AT ANIMAS AIRPARK, BETWEEN ROWS OF PARKED AIRCRAFT. PILOT NOTICED A RUNNING HELICOPTER AT THE END OF ONE ROW, SO TO GIVE THE HELICOPTER ROOM THE PILOT MOVED CLOSER TO ONE ROW OF AIRCRAFT. AS THE END OF THE ROW APPROACHED, HE MADE HIS TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY, TURNING TO EARLY AND CONTACTING THE SPINNER OF THE PARKED 172. MECHANIC ON FIELD SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND CAME TO LOOK AT THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE MALIBU WAS A SCRAPPED WING TIP, MECHANIC LOOKED ATAND SAID WAS AIRWORTHY, BUT A DENT WAS PRESENT IN THE SPINNER. ONCE SPINNER WAS REMOVED IT WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE DAMGED THE SPINNER BULKHEAD. PILOT OF THE MALIBU STATES THAT HE EXCHANGED INFO WITH THE MECHANIC AND THE PROCEEDED TO RETURN TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
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