40.1750° N, 80.6463° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WHEELING OHIO COUNTY (HLG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 4, 2002 · 12:24 local
Place
Wheeling, WV
Airport
Wheeling-Ohio County Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6197U
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,250 total1,197 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
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) N6197U was performing an engine run up prior to departure for runway 16. The a/c door became ajar. In an attempt to close the door, the PIC struck the throttle with his lower body causing the a/c to exit the taxiway striking a taxiway light.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N6197U WAS PERFORMING AN ENGINE RUN UP PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR RUNWAY 16. THE A/C DOOR BECAME AJAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE PIC STRUCK THE THROTTLE WITH HIS LOWER BODY CAUSING THE A/C TO EXIT THE TAXIWAY STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT.