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PA34 aircraft taxiing hit bushes with right wing. Reporter pilot determined damage to be minor and continued with flight. After mechanic inspected aircraft at destination he reported the aircraft not airworthy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378163 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avx |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 378163 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 377801 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During parking, I hit bushes with the right wing, resulting in a small dent. After inspecting the dent, +/-10 inches from wingtip on the leading edge, there were no cracks and did not influence any of the aircraft's system. I flew the airplane back to poc. The mechanic told me the airplane was not airworthy. The flight was uneventful and none of the handling characteristics had changed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA34 ACFT TAXIING HIT BUSHES WITH R WING. RPTR PLT DETERMINED DAMAGE TO BE MINOR AND CONTINUED WITH FLT. AFTER MECH INSPECTED ACFT AT DEST HE RPTED THE ACFT NOT AIRWORTHY.
Narrative: DURING PARKING, I HIT BUSHES WITH THE R WING, RESULTING IN A SMALL DENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE DENT, +/-10 INCHES FROM WINGTIP ON THE LEADING EDGE, THERE WERE NO CRACKS AND DID NOT INFLUENCE ANY OF THE ACFT'S SYS. I FLEW THE AIRPLANE BACK TO POC. THE MECH TOLD ME THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NONE OF THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS HAD CHANGED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.