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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Utica, MI · May 13, 1996

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Date
May 13, 1996 · 22:30 local
Place
Utica, MI
Airport
Berz-Macomb Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2834T
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
236 total236 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N2834TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990478Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft was moving north on ramp in front of terminal building, to take taxiway and use runway 22, when it went into a ditch. Aircraft was approximately 15 feet too FAR right from the edge of the access between the ramp and taxiway. Aircraft sustained damage to propeller, nose gear fork and engine bottom cowling. Aircraft was being operated for the purpose of air navigation. No person may operate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING NORTH ON RAMP IN FRONT OF TERMINAL BUILDING, TO TAKE TAXIWAY AND USE RUNWAY 22, WHEN IT WENT INTO A DITCH. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TOO FAR RIGHT FROM THE EDGE OF THE ACCESS BETWEEN THE RAMP AND TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR FORK AND ENGINE BOTTOM COWLING. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIR NAVIGATION. NO PERSON MAY OPERATE AN AIRCRAFT IN A CARELESS OR RECKLESS MANNER SO AS TO ENDANGER THE LIFE OR PROPERTY OF ANOTHER.