38.2542° N, 85.7594° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 14, 1997 · 06:45 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Louisville International Apt
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ESUA
Aircraft
N100X
Reported as
Lear 23LEAR
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total500 in this make and model150 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: SIC was taxiing aircraft for departure. Taxiway was covered with 1"-2" of water & slush. As aircraft approached an aircraft stopped ahead, brakes were applied, but aircraft slid forward. PIC took primary steer control and turned left to avoid striking the aircraft ahead, aircraft departed taxiway into the sod. No damage. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: SIC WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE. TAXIWAY WAS COVERED WITH 1"-2" OF WATER & SLUSH. AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED AN AIRCRAFT STOPPED AHEAD, BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT AIRCRAFT SLID FORWARD. PIC TOOK PRIMARY STEER CONTROL AND TURNED LEFT TO AVOID STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT AHEAD, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAXIWAY INTO THE SOD. NO DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^