19781017032959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Grosse Ile, MI · October 17, 1978

Date: October 17, 1978 · 21:00 local
Place: Grosse Ile, MI
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2139B
Reported as: Piper PA28236
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2139BRegistered now · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-7911009 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Due to a late taxi turn, the pilot swung onto the grass, hit an unlit cement pedestal, sheared off one main.

As the FAA filed it

DUE TO A LATE TAXI TURN, THE PILOT SWUNG ONTO THE GRASS, HIT AN UNLIT CEMENT PEDESTAL, SHEARED OFF ONE MAIN.

Other reports on N2139B · 1

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

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