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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Lexington, KY · September 8, 1999

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Date
September 8, 1999 · 21:30 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Blue Grass
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N419CC
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N419CCRegistered now · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-7911268 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 8, 1999, at approx. 2130 EDT, a Piper PA-28-236, N419CC, sustained minor damage as a result of impacting a barricade during taxi at the Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, KY. The airplane was operating in night VMC weather conditions and had just completed an IFR flight plan under 14 CFR 91 from dayton, OH. The pilot stated that he listed to Lexington's ATIS report "bravo" on approach to the airport. The pilot stated that he had received information concerning the taxiway closure, but failed to pay any attention to what taxiway was closed. According to the pilot of the airplane, he was instructed by ATC after landing on runway 4 to taxi via taxiway "alpha" to the ramp. The pilot taxied the airplane as instructed, however to get to the ramp he had to follow either taxiway "bravo" or "charlie" from "alpha". The first 250 feet of taxiway "bravo" was closed due to construction. The pilot subsequently turned onto taxiway "bravo" impacting a barricade. Damage to the aircraft was confined to the propeller and barricade only. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Weather at the time of the incident was VFR. Nothing follows

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1999, AT APPROX. 2130 EDT, A PIPER PA-28-236, N419CC, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF IMPACTING A BARRICADE DURING TAXI AT THE LEXINGTON BLUE GRASS AIRPORT, LEXINGTON, KY. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN NIGHT VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAD JUST COMPLETED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN UNDER 14 CFR 91 FROM DAYTON, OH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LISTED TO LEXINGTON'S ATIS REPORT "BRAVO" ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TAXIWAY CLOSURE, BUT FAILED TO PAY ANY ATTENTION TO WHAT TAXIWAY WAS CLOSED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE, HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 TO TAXI VIA TAXIWAY "ALPHA" TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE AS INSTRUCTED, HOWEVER TO GET TO THE RAMP HE HAD TO FOLLOW EITHER TAXIWAY "BRAVO" OR "CHARLIE" FROM "ALPHA". THE FIRST 250 FEET OF TAXIWAY "BRAVO" WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY "BRAVO" IMPACTING A BARRICADE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLER AND BARRICADE ONLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR. NOTHING FOLLOWS