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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Millville, NJ · September 2, 2001

Date: September 2, 2001 · 07:58 local
Place: Millville, NJ
Airport: Millville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6465A
Reported as: Cessna 182
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6465ARegistered now · Cessna 182S/N 33265 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 182 Engine modelContinental O-470 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) As stated by the pilot, he was attempting to taxi to rwy 32 at Millville airport, NJ (miv) when he proceeded to taxi around barricades and into a construction zone. Pilot then saw what he believed to be a 2 inch deep opening in the taxi way, spanning the width of the taxi way. He attempted to cross but opening was too high, approx 5 to 6 inches deep. Aircraft hit opening and snapped NLG aft shearing steering actuator from mount and leaking hyd fluid. Aircraft nosed over striking prop and severely twisted tips and blade roots. Prop spinner damaged and engine suffered sudden stoppage. No damage noted to engine mounts or firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS STATED BY THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO RWY 32 AT MILLVILLE AIRPORT, NJ (MIV) WHEN HE PROCEEDED TO TAXI AROUND BARRICADES AND INTO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. PILOT THEN SAW WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE A 2 INCH DEEP OPENING IN THE TAXI WAY, SPANNING THE WIDTH OF THE TAXI WAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS BUT OPENING WAS TOO HIGH, APPROX 5 TO 6 INCHES DEEP. AIRCRAFT HIT OPENING AND SNAPPED NLG AFT SHEARING STEERING ACTUATOR FROM MOUNT AND LEAKING HYD FLUID. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER STRIKING PROP AND SEVERELY TWISTED TIPS AND BLADE ROOTS. PROP SPINNER DAMAGED AND ENGINE SUFFERED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO ENGINE MOUNTS OR FIREWALL.