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FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Vero Beach, FL · January 8, 1996

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Date
January 8, 1996 · 18:45 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2540L
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N2540LRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0755 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: on January 8, 1996, Mr. Richard lee boney was pilot in command of Piper N2540L, a PA-38 on a flight from key west Florida to Vero Beach, Florida. At approximately 1840 he landed at Vero Beach with an inoperative landing light. While taxiing to the ramp without the light and while receiving progressive instructions the aircraft struck unlighted barricades on the taxiway. Damage to the aircraft was minor and there were no injuries to the pilots or persons on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 8, 1996, MR. RICHARD LEE BONEY WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER N2540L, A PA-38 ON A FLIGHT FROM KEY WEST FLORIDA TO VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 HE LANDED AT VERO BEACH WITH AN INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT. WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP WITHOUT THE LIGHT AND WHILE RECEIVING PROGRESSIVE INSTRUCTIONS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNLIGHTED BARRICADES ON THE TAXIWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.