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FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Fort Worth, TX · November 8, 2023

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Date
November 8, 2023 · 08:30 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9568U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA034
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-5A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N9568URegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A-0068 · Built 1975Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At approx. 0830 local, November 8, 2023, the pilot landed at hicks airport (T67) in Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot was taxiing to a parking spot, he claimed to strike a trash container with the right wing causing him to come into contact with a hangar approx. 15 feet to his right. Conditions were sunny, dry and clear. The pilot claims he was on the taxiway centerline at normal taxi speed, when a motorcycle appeared on the taxiway coming toward him. This taxiway was located between hangars. While focusing his attention on the motorcycle, the right-wing tip of his aircraft impacted an object and swung him to the right. His aircraft has a castering nose wheel and can only be steered by differential braking. He attempted to hard left brake and swing back to the taxiway but the right outboard wing impacted the corner of a hangar on the right side of the taxiway, and that impact swung the aircraft back to the right and the nose and propeller impacted the door of that hangar. No sudden prop stoppage . The aircraft was inspected at the hicks airport T67. It was tied down on the grass parking area just northwest of the hicks restaurant. The hangar in question is hangar 515 and the damage can be seen on the front of the door. The ntx FSDO was notified of the accident at 1600 08NOV2023 by roc who notified the FAA that NTSB had released the aircraft earlier that day. The iic dispatched to the scene 0800 09NOV2023. Arrived at 1030. The narative of the pilot does coincide with the damages reported on the aircraft and hangar. The prop had a .5" piece missing, spinner indications of spinning wear on the tip. The right wind shows evidence of buckling the entire length (substantial damage).

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROX. 0830 LOCAL, NOVEMBER 8, 2023, THE PILOT LANDED AT HICKS AIRPORT (T67) IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO A PARKING SPOT, HE CLAIMED TO STRIKE A TRASH CONTAINER WITH THE RIGHT WING CAUSING HIM TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH A HANGAR APPROX. 15 FEET TO HIS RIGHT. CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY, DRY AND CLEAR. THE PILOT CLAIMS HE WAS ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE AT NORMAL TAXI SPEED, WHEN A MOTORCYCLE APPEARED ON THE TAXIWAY COMING TOWARD HIM. THIS TAXIWAY WAS LOCATED BETWEEN HANGARS. WHILE FOCUSING HIS ATTENTION ON THE MOTORCYCLE, THE RIGHT-WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN OBJECT AND SWUNG HIM TO THE RIGHT. HIS AIRCRAFT HAS A CASTERING NOSE WHEEL AND CAN ONLY BE STEERED BY DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. HE ATTEMPTED TO HARD LEFT BRAKE AND SWING BACK TO THE TAXIWAY BUT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING IMPACTED THE CORNER OF A HANGAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY, AND THAT IMPACT SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE AND PROPELLER IMPACTED THE DOOR OF THAT HANGAR. NO SUDDEN PROP STOPPAGE . THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT THE HICKS AIRPORT T67. IT WAS TIED DOWN ON THE GRASS PARKING AREA JUST NORTHWEST OF THE HICKS RESTAURANT. THE HANGAR IN QUESTION IS HANGAR 515 AND THE DAMAGE CAN BE SEEN ON THE FRONT OF THE DOOR. THE NTX FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT AT 1600 08NOV2023 BY ROC WHO NOTIFIED THE FAA THAT NTSB HAD RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT EARLIER THAT DAY. THE IIC DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE 0800 09NOV2023. ARRIVED AT 1030. THE NARATIVE OF THE PILOT DOES COINCIDE WITH THE DAMAGES REPORTED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND HANGAR. THE PROP HAD A .5" PIECE MISSING, SPINNER INDICATIONS OF SPINNING WEAR ON THE TIP. THE RIGHT WIND SHOWS EVIDENCE OF BUCKLING THE ENTIRE LENGTH (SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24LA034Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFort Worth, TXThe distraction of the pilot during the taxi, resulting in a ground collision.Nov 8, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9568U · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19810302014049ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Kansas City, MOZk nose wheel and fork dropped off as aircraft tookoff. Records indicate work on nose gear feb. 1981. No cotter pinMar 2, 1981 · Minor damageAccident 19780625019709AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Evanston, WYJun 25, 1978 · Substantial damage