19961110043519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Carefree, AZ · November 10, 1996

Date: November 10, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Carefree, AZ
Airport: Sky Ranch Carefree Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36463
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 745 total16 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N36463Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7887044 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: uneventful landing on rwy 24 @ E18. Immediately upon turnoff, from active rwy, another aircraft announced his intention to land on "gravel" and did indeed land on the end of rwy 24'S taxiway only separated by a low wall. As N36463 turned off main taxiway towards its tie-down spot, a motor cycle drove onto the ramp. Between watching the other a/c land and the motorcycle, the pilot of N36463 taxied into a low curb with the nosewheel causing it to collapse, causing the propeller to strike the ground. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RWY 24 @ E18. IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNOFF, FROM ACTIVE RWY, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO LAND ON "GRAVEL" AND DID INDEED LAND ON THE END OF RWY 24'S TAXIWAY ONLY SEPARATED BY A LOW WALL. AS N36463 TURNED OFF MAIN TAXIWAY TOWARDS ITS TIE-DOWN SPOT, A MOTOR CYCLE DROVE ONTO THE RAMP. BETWEEN WATCHING THE OTHER A/C LAND AND THE MOTORCYCLE, THE PILOT OF N36463 TAXIED INTO A LOW CURB WITH THE NOSEWHEEL CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. INCIDENT CLOSED.