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FAA incident report · Dassault FALCON 2000EX · South Lake Taho, CA · July 10, 2024

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Date
July 10, 2024 · 17:21 local
Place
South Lake Taho, CA
Airport
Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N883CE
Reported as
Dassault Falcon 2000EX
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,532 total1,450 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days
N883CERegistered now · Dassault FALCON 2000EXS/N 158 · Built 2008Airframe modelDassault FALCON 2000EXEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW308CTurbo-fan

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.

Mishap aircraft taxied onto the ramp via taxiway g. mishap crew was contacted by ground personnel via radio that they were to park between two other aircraft. That required the mishap crew to nose in between the two aircraft and complete a 180-degree turn. Ground personnel stated there would be wing walkers to assist. As the mishap pilot attempted the parking procedure, he was given the signal to stop by the ground crew. The turn was to the left, so the mishap pilot had to rely on the first officer for verbal commands due to the fact his vision was obscured. The ground crew then gave the command to proceed and again stopped the mishap aircraft. The mishap crew was again given the ok by ground crew to move forward and this time when the ground crew told them to stop, and it was relayed by the first officer, it was too late, and the right-wing winglet made contact with the parked aircraft’s right wing leading edge and minor damage was done to the mishap aircraft winglet. No noticeable damage was done to the parked aircraft. Once the contact was made between the two aircraft, the mishap pilot set the parking brake and shut down the engines. The passengers and baggage were offloaded, and the aircraft towed into the parking spot.

As the FAA filed it

MISHAP AIRCRAFT TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP VIA TAXIWAY G. MISHAP CREW WAS CONTACTED BY GROUND PERSONNEL VIA RADIO THAT THEY WERE TO PARK BETWEEN TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. THAT REQUIRED THE MISHAP CREW TO NOSE IN BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETE A 180-DEGREE TURN. GROUND PERSONNEL STATED THERE WOULD BE WING WALKERS TO ASSIST. AS THE MISHAP PILOT ATTEMPTED THE PARKING PROCEDURE, HE WAS GIVEN THE SIGNAL TO STOP BY THE GROUND CREW. THE TURN WAS TO THE LEFT, SO THE MISHAP PILOT HAD TO RELY ON THE FIRST OFFICER FOR VERBAL COMMANDS DUE TO THE FACT HIS VISION WAS OBSCURED. THE GROUND CREW THEN GAVE THE COMMAND TO PROCEED AND AGAIN STOPPED THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT. THE MISHAP CREW WAS AGAIN GIVEN THE OK BY GROUND CREW TO MOVE FORWARD AND THIS TIME WHEN THE GROUND CREW TOLD THEM TO STOP, AND IT WAS RELAYED BY THE FIRST OFFICER, IT WAS TOO LATE, AND THE RIGHT-WING WINGLET MADE CONTACT WITH THE PARKED AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT WINGLET. NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. ONCE THE CONTACT WAS MADE BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT, THE MISHAP PILOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES. THE PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE WERE OFFLOADED, AND THE AIRCRAFT TOWED INTO THE PARKING SPOT.