# Incident 20231026022219I: Aero Commander 500-B, Tampa Bay, FL, October 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2023, 00:15 local time
- Place: Tampa Bay, FL
- Airport: Tampa Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 28.0140° N, 82.3453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA EXEC (VDF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0140&lon=-82.3453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500-B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,470 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231026022219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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