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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Asheville, NC · August 14, 1997

Date: August 14, 1997 · 02:00 local
Place: Asheville, NC
Airport: Asheville Regional
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3427W
Reported as: Piper PA32260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,375 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3427WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-313 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 August 14, 1997, at approximately 0200 hours, an aircraft landed at "avl", the tower was not in operation at this time of the morning. The pilot, jan svendsen, stated he was not familiar with this airport, and did not know where to go to unload the aircraft cargo. The pilot taxied into the air national guard ramp area. The pilot stated, he noted lights in the distance and decided to taxi toward lights. The pilot did not realize that where he was attempting to taxi was not a taxi-way. The aircraft came to rest in a drainage ditch with the nose gear collapse. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 14, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 HOURS, AN AIRCRAFT LANDED AT "AVL", THE TOWER WAS NOT IN OPERATION AT THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. THE PILOT, JAN SVENDSEN, STATED HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS AIRPORT, AND DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO TO UNLOAD THE AIRCRAFT CARGO. THE PILOT TAXIED INTO THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD RAMP AREA. THE PILOT STATED, HE NOTED LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE AND DECIDED TO TAXI TOWARD LIGHTS. THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THAT WHERE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI WAS NOT A TAXI-WAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^