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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrsn SKYBOLT · Springfield, IL · August 6, 1988

Date: August 6, 1988 · 23:00 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N113BW
Reported as: Amtrsn Skybolt
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,648 total136 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N113BWRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Walton William G SKYBOLTS/N WGW-SB1 Airframe modelWalton William G SKYBOLT Engine modelLycoming IO-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.

While taxiing to ramp, pilot braked hard to avoid what he thought was a person. Nose up. Was blinded by lights.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP, PILOT BRAKED HARD TO AVOID WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A PERSON. NOSE UP. WAS BLINDED BY LIGHTS.

Other reports on N113BW · 2

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

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