20060131001229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Moncks Corner, SC · January 31, 2006

Date: January 31, 2006 · 12:00 local
Place: Moncks Corner, SC
Airport: Berkeley County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N58BC
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N58BCRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622058 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AE2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During taxi at the Berkeley County Airport (50J), Moncks Corner, SC, the aircraft experienced a taxiway excursion through soft grass and mud that resulted in a collapsed nosewheel landing gear. Visual meteorological conditions with a crosswind prevailed at the time of the taxiway excursion. There was no injury to the pilot or passengers. In addition to the damaged nosewheel landing gear, the propeller also sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAXI AT THE BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT (50J), MONCKS CORNER, SC, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TAXIWAY EXCURSION THROUGH SOFT GRASS AND MUD THAT RESULTED IN A COLLAPSED NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH A CROSSWIND PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE TAXIWAY EXCURSION. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGED NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR, THE PROPELLER ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.