Tue, Jun 24, 2003
It Started as a Friendly Thing...
This RV-togetherness thing was taken to an extreme recently...
read below:
** Report
created 6/23/2003 Record 15 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#:
500YP
Make/Model: RV8 Description:
EXP
Date: 06/20/2003 Time: 1525
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: Y Missing:
N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: INDIANAPOLIS State: IN
Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT SUPER RV8, N8XY, DURING GROUND TAXI WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER RV8
AIRCRAFT, N500YP, NO INJURIES REPORTED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE
UNKNOWN, MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
0
# Crew: 1 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: CLEAR
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase:
Taxi Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: UNK Dep
Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: UNK Flt
Plan: UNK Wx
Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNK Last Clearance: UNK
FAA FSDO: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
(GL11)
Entry date: 06/23/2003
** Report created 6/23/2003 Record
31 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#:
8XY
Make/Model: RV8 Description:
RV-8
Date: 06/20/2003 Time: 1525
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: Y Missing:
N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: INDIANAPOLIS State: IN
Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT SUPER RV8, N8XY, DURING GROUND TAXI WAS STRUCK BY
ANOTHER RV8 AIRCRAFT, N500YP, NO INJURIES REPORTED, OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT, INDIANAPOLIS,
IN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
0
# Crew: 1 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: CLEAR
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase:
Taxi Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: UNK Dep Date:
Dep. Time:
Destination: UNK Flt Plan:
UNK Wx
Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNK Last Clearance:
UNK
FAA FSDO: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
(GL11) Entry date:
06/23/2003
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