20231026022219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 500-B · Tampa Bay, FL · October 26, 2023

Date
October 26, 2023 · 00:15 local
Place
Tampa Bay, FL
Airport
Tampa Executive
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ZJWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N443WA
Reported as
Aero Commander 500-B
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,470 total800 in this make and model100 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.

During taxi to park on the ramp, the right tire departed the tarmac into the grassy area. The right-wing tip dipped, and the leading edge was damaged after contacting a steel fence post.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI TO PARK ON THE RAMP, THE RIGHT TIRE DEPARTED THE TARMAC INTO THE GRASSY AREA. THE RIGHT-WING TIP DIPPED, AND THE LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED AFTER CONTACTING A STEEL FENCE POST.