What happened
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(-23) The pilot was taxiing down taxiway 'd'. There are tire skid marks where the taxiway starts to turn to the runway. The left main was measured at over 102 feet. The right main tire was measured at over 77 feet, and there are marks left by the nose wheel of over 68 feet long. After the a/c exits the taxiway it skids over 29 feet and impacts a concrete light junction box of approximately 48 inche square. The main nose tire was found detached from the aircraft at the cement junction box. The aircraft was found inverted with the tail of the aircraft measuring 47 feet away from the junction box. The airplane had flipped over 180 degrees facing in the opposite direction from what it was taxiing at. (.4) the pilot stated he was taxiing in a 10 knot tail wind in "pitch black" night conditions. An animal or lights off the left side of the aircraft distracted his attention. Near the end of the taxiway he left 102 feet of left main tire skid marks, (77 feet for right tire) prior to running into the grass, colliding with a concrete pad, shearing off the nose wheel, and sustaining a nose over. He was not injured. Postaccident examination by a mech anic revealed no evidence of preaccident brake abnormalities. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he encountered no mechanical malfunctions during a post accident interview.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAXIING DOWN TAXIWAY 'D'. THERE ARE TIRE SKID MARKS WHERE THE TAXIWAY STARTS TO TURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN WAS MEASURED AT OVER 102 FEET. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS MEASURED AT OVER 77 FEET, AND THERE ARE MARKS LEFT BY THE NOSE WHEEL OF OVER 68 FEET LONG. AFTER THE A/C EXITS THE TAXIWAY IT SKIDS OVER 29 FEET AND IMPACTS A CONCRETE LIGHT JUNCTION BOX OF APPROXIMATELY 48 INCHE SQUARE. THE MAIN NOSE TIRE WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CEMENT JUNCTION BOX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND INVERTED WITH THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT MEASURING 47 FEET AWAY FROM THE JUNCTION BOX. THE AIRPLANE HAD FLIPPED OVER 180 DEGREES FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHAT IT WAS TAXIING AT. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXIING IN A 10 KNOT TAIL WIND IN "PITCH BLACK" NIGHT CONDITIONS. AN ANIMAL OR LIGHTS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DISTRACTED HIS ATTENTION. NEAR THE END OF THE TAXIWAY HE LEFT 102 FEET OF LEFT MAIN TIRE SKID MARKS, (77 FEET FOR RIGHT TIRE) PRIOR TO RUNNING INTO THE GRASS, COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE PAD, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL, AND SUSTAINING A NOSE OVER. HE WAS NOT INJURED. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION BY A MECH ANIC REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREACCIDENT BRAKE ABNORMALITIES. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE ENCOUNTERED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS DURING A POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW.
NTSB investigation
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