19971230043569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · La Crosse, WI · December 30, 1997

Date
December 30, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place
La Crosse, WI
Airport
La Crosse Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3961M
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
875 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot taxied onto service drive instead of taxi way in low visibility and snow covered conditions. Aircraft's left wing fairing knocked down stop sign at entry way of service drive. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Appropriate signage for service drive at ramp area to be determined by airports division - great lakes and airport manager for more appropriate signage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT TAXIED ONTO SERVICE DRIVE INSTEAD OF TAXI WAY IN LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING FAIRING KNOCKED DOWN STOP SIGN AT ENTRY WAY OF SERVICE DRIVE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE FOR SERVICE DRIVE AT RAMP AREA TO BE DETERMINED BY AIRPORTS DIVISION - GREAT LAKES AND AIRPORT MANAGER FOR MORE APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE.