At about 16:30 eastern time, a Beech BE-23 was damaged while taxiing at Lincoln Park Airport. The flight instructor and student pilot were uninjured. The pilot stated that he had recently bought the airplane and was teaching his wife to taxi. He was distracted by a wasp in the cockpit and the airplane veered off to the right side of the taxiway and struck a parked airplane. The right wing of the Beech sustained substantial damage and the propeller and windscreen of the parked airplane were damaged.
Oct. 6, Lincoln Park, N.J. / Beech Sundowner
At about 16:30 eastern time, a Beech BE-23 was damaged while taxiing at Lincoln Park Airport. The flight instructor and student pilot were uninjured. The pilot stated that he had recently bought the airplane and was teaching his wife to taxi. He was distracted by a wasp in the cockpit and the airplane veered off to the right side of the taxiway and struck a parked airplane. The right wing of the Beech sustained substantial damage and the propeller and windscreen of the parked airplane were damaged....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech BE-23 sustained substantial wing damage while taxiing at Lincoln Park Airport after veering off course.
- The incident occurred when the pilot, who was teaching his wife to taxi, became distracted by a wasp in the cockpit.
- The plane struck a parked aircraft, damaging its propeller and windscreen, but both the flight instructor and student pilot were uninjured.
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