19810108001909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Chillicothe, OH · January 8, 1981

Date
January 8, 1981 · 18:10 local
Place
Chillicothe, OH
Airport
Ross Co
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9086K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEK12
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,736 total136 in this make and model146 in the last 90 days

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.

Misjudged alignment with taxiway. Hit ditch. Factors; inop taxiway light, inop airplane taxi light. Snow on ground.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED ALIGNMENT WITH TAXIWAY. HIT DITCH. FACTORS; INOP TAXIWAY LIGHT, INOP AIRPLANE TAXI LIGHT. SNOW ON GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.