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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Yuma, AZ · January 12, 1986

Date: January 12, 1986 · 07:46 local
Place: Yuma, AZ
Airport: Mcas International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9485P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Fatal injuries: 0

N9485PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4999 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot unfamiliar with airport. Taxied on overrun of active runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT. TAXIED ON OVERRUN OF ACTIVE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N9485P · 3

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

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