From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot began taxi for takeoff without removing the fog or frost from the pilot's or copilot's windscreen. He had limited visibility because of his improper preflight and began to taxi when he could only see the area just in front of the aircraft. He then began the runup by setting 1500 RPM on the throttles while taxiing without adequate visibility. He taxied through a lighted barrier and into a construction site where the hard surface had been removed. His aircraft dropped about 10 inches into the mud at the construction area and he added power and continued to taxi through the mud about 80 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT BEGAN TAXI FOR TAKEOFF WITHOUT REMOVING THE FOG OR FROST FROM THE PILOT'S OR COPILOT'S WINDSCREEN. HE HAD LIMITED VISIBILITY BECAUSE OF HIS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND BEGAN TO TAXI WHEN HE COULD ONLY SEE THE AREA JUST IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN BEGAN THE RUNUP BY SETTING 1500 RPM ON THE THROTTLES WHILE TAXIING WITHOUT ADEQUATE VISIBILITY. HE TAXIED THROUGH A LIGHTED BARRIER AND INTO A CONSTRUCTION SITE WHERE THE HARD SURFACE HAD BEEN REMOVED. HIS AIRCRAFT DROPPED ABOUT 10 INCHES INTO THE MUD AT THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AND HE ADDED POWER AND CONTINUED TO TAXI THROUGH THE MUD ABOUT 80 FEET.
Other reports on N66906 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.