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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Birmingham, AL · September 2, 1996

Date: September 2, 1996 · 21:45 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4573X
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 358 total125 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N4573XRegistration cancelled Nov 10, 2008 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7670074 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 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: N4573X landed runway 18 and was given progressive taxi instructions to amr FBO via taxi way alpha. As acft. Approached sw end of alpha, was instructed to cross runway 5. As pilot crossed he was advised that amr combs was in front/straight ahead of him. Pilot failed to notice that the taxiway turned to the right and taxied into the ditch between taxi way hotel and amr ramp.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N4573X LANDED RUNWAY 18 AND WAS GIVEN PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO AMR FBO VIA TAXI WAY ALPHA. AS ACFT. APPROACHED SW END OF ALPHA, WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RUNWAY 5. AS PILOT CROSSED HE WAS ADVISED THAT AMR COMBS WAS IN FRONT/STRAIGHT AHEAD OF HIM. PILOT FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE TAXIWAY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND TAXIED INTO THE DITCH BETWEEN TAXI WAY HOTEL AND AMR RAMP.

Other reports on N4573X · 2

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

Incident 19900611027189IForced/Precautionary Landing · Marietta, GAFlames from left engine cowl on climb. Shut down and returned. Garlock on vacuum pump adapter failed.Jun 11, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19891125046679IOther Ground Ops · Marietta, GAChecking his static airplane in the dark the pilot struck his head on the propeller of the right engine.Nov 25, 1989