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FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Columbus, OH · March 14, 2005

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Date
March 14, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3693A
Reported as
Beech S35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total700 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N3693ARegistered now · Beech S35S/N D-7384 · Built 1964Airframe modelBeech S35Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that after dropping off passengers at the air net FBO, he contacted ground control and was cleared to taxi to C1 for an intersection takeoff on runway 28L. He proceeded to taxi while switching radio frequencies. He turned left at the first left out of the ramp parking area thinking it was the taxiway when instead it is an airport accessory road. The aircraft's left wingtip strick a fence, when the pilot tried to turn around the right wingtip struck the fence. He then shut down and ramp personnel towed the aircraft back to the FBO ramp.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DROPPING OFF PASSENGERS AT THE AIR NET FBO, HE CONTACTED GROUND CONTROL AND WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO C1 FOR AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 28L. HE PROCEEDED TO TAXI WHILE SWITCHING RADIO FREQUENCIES. HE TURNED LEFT AT THE FIRST LEFT OUT OF THE RAMP PARKING AREA THINKING IT WAS THE TAXIWAY WHEN INSTEAD IT IS AN AIRPORT ACCESSORY ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WINGTIP STRICK A FENCE, WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN AROUND THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE FENCE. HE THEN SHUT DOWN AND RAMP PERSONNEL TOWED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE FBO RAMP.