19881016068029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 · Ridgeway, VA · October 16, 1988

Date
October 16, 1988 · 14:20 local
Place
Ridgeway, VA
Airport
Pace Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66RJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA002
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,219 total555 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ran into a ditch and nosed over turning around to taxi back at narrow end of runway. Had swung wide due parked plane

As the FAA filed it

RAN INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER TURNING AROUND TO TAXI BACK AT NARROW END OF RUNWAY.HAD SWUNG WIDE DUE PARKED PLANE

NTSB investigation

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