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) The pilot taxied out for takeoff at night and thought that a service road was the taxiway. He then realized his mistake and turned around. The plane's right wing tip hit a post, landing/taxi lights are on the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT TAXIED OUT FOR TAKEOFF AT NIGHT AND THOUGHT THAT A SERVICE ROAD WAS THE TAXIWAY. HE THEN REALIZED HIS MISTAKE AND TURNED AROUND. THE PLANE'S RIGHT WING TIP HIT A POST, LANDING/TAXI LIGHTS ARE ON THE LEFT WING.
Other reports on N15138 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.