34.8369° N, 82.3630° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1999 · 12:30 local
Place
Greenville, SC
Airport
Donaldson Center
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N251RB
Reported as
Amtr P51THREQUART
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total5 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 18, 1999, at approximately 1230 hours, the pilot was conducting a high speed taxi check on the aircraft whe the pilot's seat back became loose and shifted aft causing a loss of control of the aircraft. The aircraft then went off the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage and there were no injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECK ON THE AIRCRAFT WHE THE PILOT'S SEAT BACK BECAME LOOSE AND SHIFTED AFT CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.