20061224029909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Moline, IL · December 24, 2006

Date: December 24, 2006 · 17:30 local
Place: Moline, IL
Airport: Quad-City
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N677RA
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,940 total150 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N677RARegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4764 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 PIC (pilot in command) received taxi instructions to runway 09 via taxiway echo. The PIC asked for and received permission to cross runway 05/23. The PIC taxied the aircraft off the taxiway onto the grass and struck an airport sign, shutdown the engine then called ground control to report the incident. According to the controller statement, the PIC then advised he could get back on the taxiway. When asked if he had hit anything, the PIC reported he had not and was ok. The PIC asked for and accepted a takeoff clearance, aborted the takeoff, taxied back to the ramp and discovered propeller damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC (PILOT IN COMMAND) RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RUNWAY 09 VIA TAXIWAY ECHO. THE PIC ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO CROSS RUNWAY 05/23. THE PIC TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND STRUCK AN AIRPORT SIGN, SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE THEN CALLED GROUND CONTROL TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE CONTROLLER STATEMENT, THE PIC THEN ADVISED HE COULD GET BACK ON THE TAXIWAY. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD HIT ANYTHING, THE PIC REPORTED HE HAD NOT AND WAS OK. THE PIC ASKED FOR AND ACCEPTED A TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AND DISCOVERED PROPELLER DAMAGE.