What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Struck taxi light while taxiing to runway for take off.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK TAXI LIGHT WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF.
FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Roanoke, VA · January 5, 1998
- Date
- January 5, 1998 · 07:58 local
- Place
- Roanoke, VA
- Airport
- Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Phase of flight
- Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N7279Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA30
- Reported engine
- Lycoming IO320*
- People aboard
- 1
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 8,000 total4,000 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
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