19961001040549I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Chris A-1 · Casper, WY · October 1, 1996

Date
October 1, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place
Casper, WY
Airport
Natrona County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N96HU
Reported as
Chris A1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total250 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: after the pilot landed on runway 26, he turned the aircraft onto runway 12 and proceeded towards taxiway "a". He struck a taxiway sign damaging the propeller, left wing tip, and collapsing the left main gear. The pilot stated he did not see the sign and did not expect a sign to be on the hard surface of a taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 26, HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO RUNWAY 12 AND PROCEEDED TOWARDS TAXIWAY "A". HE STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING TIP, AND COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE SIGN AND DID NOT EXPECT A SIGN TO BE ON THE HARD SURFACE OF A TAXIWAY.