19961221043439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Columbia, SC · December 21, 1996

Date: December 21, 1996 · 07:30 local
Place: Columbia, SC
Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BKAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N212SA
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,900 total200 in this make and model158 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: the pilot stated that while repositioning his aircraft from his main base ramp to a cargo ramp he taxied into a ditch causing minor damage to the prop and engine. He said he did not completely clear his windshield of frost. The pilot was tested for drugs and alcohol by his company immediately following the incident with negative results. He was administered an evaluation by a company check airman with satisfactory results. The company president fined the pilot $500 with the proceeds going to charity. The pilot accepted the above results and counseling with a positive constructive attitude.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE REPOSITIONING HIS AIRCRAFT FROM HIS MAIN BASE RAMP TO A CARGO RAMP HE TAXIED INTO A DITCH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND ENGINE. HE SAID HE DID NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR HIS WINDSHIELD OF FROST. THE PILOT WAS TESTED FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL BY HIS COMPANY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HE WAS ADMINISTERED AN EVALUATION BY A COMPANY CHECK AIRMAN WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE COMPANY PRESIDENT FINED THE PILOT $500 WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO CHARITY. THE PILOT ACCEPTED THE ABOVE RESULTS AND COUNSELING WITH A POSITIVE CONSTRUCTIVE ATTITUDE.