19970524026679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Riverside, CA · May 24, 1997

Date: May 24, 1997 · 00:30 local
Place: Riverside, CA
Airport: Riverside Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N70MH
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,700 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N70MHRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635390 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on may 24, 1997, at approximately 12:30 a.m. PDT, a Piper PA-28R-200, piloted by john adair, was taxiing from the active runway to parking at Riverside Municipal Airport, when the aircraft struck a runway sign along side one of the taxiways. Damage to the aircraft was minor and there were no injuries. The taxiway lights were out of service and have been for more than a year. The aircraft struck a runway identifier box within a few feet of where another aircraft hit a berm a few months before while attempting to taxi to parking. The airport manager told the pilot he thought this particular runway sign was illuminated, but the pilot reported the following night that none of the runway sign boxes were lit. The taxiway light outage has been discussed with the airport maintenance supervisor and they are awaiting grant money to rewire the taxiway lights. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 24, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 A.M. PDT, A PIPER PA-28R-200, PILOTED BY JOHN ADAIR, WAS TAXIING FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY TO PARKING AT RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN ALONG SIDE ONE OF THE TAXIWAYS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS WERE OUT OF SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY IDENTIFIER BOX WITHIN A FEW FEET OF WHERE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HIT A BERM A FEW MONTHS BEFORE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO PARKING. THE AIRPORT MANAGER TOLD THE PILOT HE THOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR RUNWAY SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING NIGHT THAT NONE OF THE RUNWAY SIGN BOXES WERE LIT. THE TAXIWAY LIGHT OUTAGE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AND THEY ARE AWAITING GRANT MONEY TO REWIRE THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.