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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Everett, WA · July 11, 2006

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Date
July 11, 2006 · 22:45 local
Place
Everett, WA
Airport
Snohomish County - Paine Fld
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5230Z
Reported as
Piper PA22108
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
189 total70 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N5230ZRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2017 · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-8907 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) After landing runway 34L ahead of business jet, the pilot hurried off runway 34L onto taxiway A7. The pilot continued up taxiway A7 to taxiway a, and crossed runway 11/29 with intentions to continue onto taxiway D1. The pilot stated that he was in a hurry so as not to get in the way of the business jet or to get hit by his jet blast. The pilot stated that he followed the yellow & black directions sign to taxiway D1 and that there were numerous blue lights at the convergent area. The pilot stated that he had the direction sign on his left when he felt the aircraft enter the grass area. The pilot stated that he thought it would be better to continue on the grass to enter taxiway d. just prior to entering taxiway d, the aircraft entered a drainage ditch and suffered a propeller strike with the ground. The pilot stated that he works at the airport and was familiar with the grounds, but the way that the grass is cut you would not notice that there is a drainage ditch present even in the daylight hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 34L AHEAD OF BUSINESS JET, THE PILOT HURRIED OFF RUNWAY 34L ONTO TAXIWAY A7. THE PILOT CONTINUED UP TAXIWAY A7 TO TAXIWAY A, AND CROSSED RUNWAY 11/29 WITH INTENTIONS TO CONTINUE ONTO TAXIWAY D1. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN A HURRY SO AS NOT TO GET IN THE WAY OF THE BUSINESS JET OR TO GET HIT BY HIS JET BLAST. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FOLLOWED THE YELLOW & BLACK DIRECTIONS SIGN TO TAXIWAY D1 AND THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS BLUE LIGHTS AT THE CONVERGENT AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE DIRECTION SIGN ON HIS LEFT WHEN HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT ENTER THE GRASS AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO CONTINUE ON THE GRASS TO ENTER TAXIWAY D. JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING TAXIWAY D, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH AND SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WORKS AT THE AIRPORT AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE GROUNDS, BUT THE WAY THAT THE GRASS IS CUT YOU WOULD NOT NOTICE THAT THERE IS A DRAINAGE DITCH PRESENT EVEN IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.