20010317005649A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Seattle, WA · March 17, 2001

Date: March 17, 2001
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N30616
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA01LA065
Reported as: Piper J3C65

N30616Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 4983 · Built 1940 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)A/c was traveling north on taxiway alpha when the left mainlanding gear impacted a ten foot horizontal barricade. The barricade was to the left and approx. perpendicular to the yellow taxiway centerline, terminating approx. two to three feet left of the yellow taxiway centerline. ATIS (automated transcribed information system) information sierra, at time of incident, did not mention obstructions on taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A/C WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON TAXIWAY ALPHA WHEN THE LEFT MAINLANDING GEAR IMPACTED A TEN FOOT HORIZONTAL BARRICADE. THE BARRICADE WAS TO THE LEFT AND APPROX. PERPENDICULAR TO THE YELLOW TAXIWAY CENTERLINE, TERMINATING APPROX. TWO TO THREE FEET LEFT OF THE YELLOW TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. ATIS (AUTOMATED TRANSCRIBED INFORMATION SYSTEM) INFORMATION SIERRA, AT TIME OF INCIDENT, DID NOT MENTION OBSTRUCTIONS ON TAXIWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA01LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeattle, WAThe pilot's failure to visually detect the barricade, resulting in a collision with the barricade. Factors included the barricade, and inadequate information on the ATIS broadcast.Mar 17, 2001 · Substantial damage