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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Atlantic City, NJ · May 22, 1996

Date
May 22, 1996 · 21:20 local
Place
Atlantic City, NJ
Airport
Atlantic City Municipal-Bader Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9752C
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total200 in this make and model15 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.

Narrative: on may 22, 1996 at approximately 2120 hours, a Piper PA28-161,N9752C piloted by louis f carfagno, a commercial pilot and his passenger experienced a problem while taxiing to the ramp after a night landing on runway 29 at Bader field, NJ (aiy). The aircraft taxied into a hole (2'X2'X3') that was unmarked and unlighted on the taxiway causing damage to the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had not been filed. Neither the pilot nor his passenger were injured privacy data omitted the pilot stated that there was no published information advising of the construction on the airport. The eastern region airport division and the new jersey department of transportation, office of aviation were notified of the condition at Bader field and asked to investigate because we feel the airport is unsafe at the present time. The FSDO will continue to monitor conditions at Bader field. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 22, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 2120 HOURS, A PIPER PA28-161,N9752C PILOTED BY LOUIS F CARFAGNO, A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER A NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT BADER FIELD, NJ (AIY). THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A HOLE (2'X2'X3') THAT WAS UNMARKED AND UNLIGHTED ON THE TAXIWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PUBLISHED INFORMATION ADVISING OF THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE AIRPORT. THE EASTERN REGION AIRPORT DIVISION AND THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OFFICE OF AVIATION WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CONDITION AT BADER FIELD AND ASKED TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE WE FEEL THE AIRPORT IS UNSAFE AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE FSDO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS AT BADER FIELD. INCIDENT CLOSED.