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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata TB9 · Bunnell, FL · April 11, 1996

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Date: April 11, 1996
Place: Bunnell, FL
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N243ER
Reported as: Socata TB9
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(.19) On April 11, 1996, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Socata TB-9, N243ER, registered to embry-riddle aeronautical university, was substantially damaged while taxiing from landing at the flagler county airport, burnell, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The student pilot, the sole occupant was not injured. The flight originated about 10 minutes earlier from the flagler airport. The student stated that he performed 3 full stop landings during his first supervised solo flight. While taxiing onto the ramp where his flight instructor was waiting, the flight instructor observed damage to the nose landing gear. The airplane was not inspected until 6 days after the accident when substantial damage was noted. The accident was reported to the NTSB on April 17, 1996.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON APRIL 11, 1996, ABOUT 1800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SOCATA TB-9, N243ER, REGISTERED TO EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE TAXIING FROM LANDING AT THE FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT, BURNELL, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 10 MINUTES EARLIER FROM THE FLAGLER AIRPORT. THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS DURING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. WHILE TAXIING ONTO THE RAMP WHERE HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS WAITING, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INSPECTED UNTIL 6 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHEN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB ON APRIL 17, 1996.