# Incident 20050218006019I: Piper PA23250, Kingstree, SC, February 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kingstree, SC
- Airport: Williamsburg County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7172° N, 79.8570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAMSBURG RGNL (CKI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7172&lon=-79.8570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27LS-2016-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 280 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218006019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PIC REPORTED ON TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF LEFT GEAR WHEEL DRIFTED OFF TAXIWAY HARD SURFACE AND HIT A SINK HOLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP DOWN APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR AND LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER TIPS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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