35.7411° N, 81.3896° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 24, 2004 · 11:05 local
Place
Hickory, NC
Airport
Hickory Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N350CB
Reported as
Beech B300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,300 total1,200 in this make and model100 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) Aircraft landed on runway 24 at Hickory, NC and was exiting the runway at taxiway charlie. The aircraft hit a taxiway sign and a taxi light and destroyed both. The aircraft taxied into the ramp. The pilot stated that he was distracted and let the right main wheel roll onto the grass which further pulled the airplane to the right striking the sign.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 AT HICKORY, NC AND WAS EXITING THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN AND A TAXI LIGHT AND DESTROYED BOTH. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED AND LET THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ROLL ONTO THE GRASS WHICH FURTHER PULLED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE SIGN.