19951214044189I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC3C · Altoona, PA · December 14, 1995

Date: December 14, 1995 · 12:15 local
Place: Altoona, PA
Airport: Altoona-Blair County
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JRAA
Aircraft: N139JR
Reported as: Doug DC3C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total330 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N139JRRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Douglas DC3CS/N 20550 · Built 1943 Airframe modelDouglas DC3C Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot stated that at 12:15 local on December 14, 1995, after back taxiing for departure on runway 20, at Altoona, PA, the pilot of N139JR, DC-3 swung to the left to turn around on the runway. The aircraft slid on the ice, causing the left main wheel to come very close to the runway lights. The pilot shut down the aircraft and after determining how close he was to the edge, he got the Blair county airport maintenance personnel to remove the breakaway lights. He then started the engines and turned the aircraft around, departing safely on runway 20. No injuries, no damage. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT AT 12:15 LOCAL ON DECEMBER 14, 1995, AFTER BACK TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 20, AT ALTOONA, PA, THE PILOT OF N139JR, DC-3 SWUNG TO THE LEFT TO TURN AROUND ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE ICE, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TO COME VERY CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER DETERMINING HOW CLOSE HE WAS TO THE EDGE, HE GOT THE BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO REMOVE THE BREAKAWAY LIGHTS. HE THEN STARTED THE ENGINES AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND, DEPARTING SAFELY ON RUNWAY 20. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N139JR · 8

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

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