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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Prescott, AZ · August 24, 2001

Date: August 24, 2001 · 19:48 local
Place: Prescott, AZ
Airport: Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43810
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N43810Registered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7890023 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The pilot was landing at night. He was using runway 21R. This runway is narrower than the other one. After landing, the airman advised ATC that he was unfamiliar, and was instructed by ATC to, "taxi to the end and turn left." According to airman, it was dark, the runway was skinny, and he saw buildings in the distance and wound up taxiing off the end of runway into a drainage ditch. He didn't realize that the runway ended where it did. Aircraft sustained damage to the prop and tail tie-down, and a wheel fairing broke off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT NIGHT. HE WAS USING RUNWAY 21R. THIS RUNWAY IS NARROWER THAN THE OTHER ONE. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRMAN ADVISED ATC THAT HE WAS UNFAMILIAR, AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO, "TAXI TO THE END AND TURN LEFT." ACCORDING TO AIRMAN, IT WAS DARK, THE RUNWAY WAS SKINNY, AND HE SAW BUILDINGS IN THE DISTANCE AND WOUND UP TAXIING OFF THE END OF RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE RUNWAY ENDED WHERE IT DID. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND TAIL TIE-DOWN, AND A WHEEL FAIRING BROKE OFF.