# Incident 19961001040549I: Chris A1, Casper, WY, October 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210302, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961001040549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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