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FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · New Cumberland, WV · November 30, 1998

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Date
November 30, 1998 · 16:51 local
Place
New Cumberland, WV
Airport
Herron Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96557
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total30 in this make and model50 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.

(-5) The pilot stated in his written statement of 12/8/98: aircraft N94557, Cessna 172, was damaged on Monday, November 30, 1998, at Herron Airport (7G1) New Cumberland, west Virginia. After landing on runway 22, I taxied down runway 4, turned around and back taxied down runway 22, made a right turn on the road that crossed the runway. My intention was to taxi to the hangar area. Upon turning right, I hit a stop sign causing damage to the leading edge position of the right wing. On-scene investigation by the FAA revealed a motor vehicle stop sign was located approximately 7 ft. high and 5.5 ft from the edge of the road. There is no distinguishable taxi way or any markings indicating that this road, which led to the hangar area, was indeed a road, not a taxi way. The airport facility directory states that a road does pass through the airport. Mr. West was unfamiliar with 7G1, and the incident occurred at approximately 5:00 pm local (sunset). This airport has no taxi way, aircraft taxied on a grassy area, adjacent to the access road. Inspector ron horak aea FSDO 03

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE PILOT STATED IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT OF 12/8/98: AIRCRAFT N94557, CESSNA 172, WAS DAMAGED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1998, AT HERRON AIRPORT (7G1) NEW CUMBERLAND, WEST VIRGINIA. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, I TAXIED DOWN RUNWAY 4, TURNED AROUND AND BACK TAXIED DOWN RUNWAY 22, MADE A RIGHT TURN ON THE ROAD THAT CROSSED THE RUNWAY. MY INTENTION WAS TO TAXI TO THE HANGAR AREA. UPON TURNING RIGHT, I HIT A STOP SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE POSITION OF THE RIGHT WING. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA REVEALED A MOTOR VEHICLE STOP SIGN WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 FT. HIGH AND 5.5 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS NO DISTINGUISHABLE TAXI WAY OR ANY MARKINGS INDICATING THAT THIS ROAD, WHICH LED TO THE HANGAR AREA, WAS INDEED A ROAD, NOT A TAXI WAY. THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY STATES THAT A ROAD DOES PASS THROUGH THE AIRPORT. MR. WEST WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH 7G1, AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM LOCAL (SUNSET). THIS AIRPORT HAS NO TAXI WAY, AIRCRAFT TAXIED ON A GRASSY AREA, ADJACENT TO THE ACCESS ROAD. INSPECTOR RON HORAK AEA FSDO 03