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) Pilot received clearance to taxi onto runway 16L @ jan taxied straight forward into sun making it hard to see that the taxi way turned right onto runway, pilot went straight, ran off taxiway onto wet ground. Right main landing gear sunk into soft ground and propeller tip hit taxi light causing a slight bend on 2 of 3 tips.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXI ONTO RUNWAY 16L @ JAN TAXIED STRAIGHT FORWARD INTO SUN MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THAT THE TAXI WAY TURNED RIGHT ONTO RUNWAY, PILOT WENT STRAIGHT, RAN OFF TAXIWAY ONTO WET GROUND. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUNK INTO SOFT GROUND AND PROPELLER TIP HIT TAXI LIGHT CAUSING A SLIGHT BEND ON 2 OF 3 TIPS.
Other reports on N4529M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.