What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N6650D was taxiing to the airnet ramp, thru the tac air ramp, when the nose wheel caught the edge of the grass at the corner of the ramp leading into the airnet hangar. It was raining, at night, with standing water throughout the ramp area (there are no ramp edge lighting). Since it had been raining, the ground was saturated and the nose wheel sank in the grass. There was damage to the left and right props and nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N6650D WAS TAXIING TO THE AIRNET RAMP, THRU THE TAC AIR RAMP, WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE GRASS AT THE CORNER OF THE RAMP LEADING INTO THE AIRNET HANGAR. IT WAS RAINING, AT NIGHT, WITH STANDING WATER THROUGHOUT THE RAMP AREA (THERE ARE NO RAMP EDGE LIGHTING). SINCE IT HAD BEEN RAINING, THE GROUND WAS SATURATED AND THE NOSE WHEEL SANK IN THE GRASS. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT PROPS AND NOSE GEAR.
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