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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-145LR · Grand Rapids, MI · April 16, 2008

Date
April 16, 2008 · 06:05 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Gerald R. Ford International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15985
Reported as
EMB EMB145LR
People aboard
33
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,250 total2,415 in this make and model207 in the last 90 days

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)While taxiing north to rwy 17, via txwy f, pilot went past txwy g, which was last turn for rwy 17. Pilot then instructed to continue north on txwy f and turn right on txwy j to enter rwy 26R and then turn left on txwy J2 and return to rwy 17 via txwy J2, j and g. while turning left from txwy J2 unto txwy j, the pilot stated that he was concerned that the aircraft nose wheel might go off south edge of txwy j. as a result of this concern, the pilot made the left turn to soon and the left main gear went off edge of txwy J2 and became stuck in the soft clay ground. As the aircraft came to a rest, while sinking into the soft ground, a 2 foot square concrete marker rode up unto the tires and slightly damaged the wheel fairing. No other damage occurred. Any corrective action will be through company asap program. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE TAXIING NORTH TO RWY 17, VIA TXWY F, PILOT WENT PAST TXWY G, WHICH WAS LAST TURN FOR RWY 17. PILOT THEN INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE NORTH ON TXWY F AND TURN RIGHT ON TXWY J TO ENTER RWY 26R AND THEN TURN LEFT ON TXWY J2 AND RETURN TO RWY 17 VIA TXWY J2, J AND G. WHILE TURNING LEFT FROM TXWY J2 UNTO TXWY J, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL MIGHT GO OFF SOUTH EDGE OF TXWY J. AS A RESULT OF THIS CONCERN, THE PILOT MADE THE LEFT TURN TO SOON AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF EDGE OF TXWY J2 AND BECAME STUCK IN THE SOFT CLAY GROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST, WHILE SINKING INTO THE SOFT GROUND, A 2 FOOT SQUARE CONCRETE MARKER RODE UP UNTO THE TIRES AND SLIGHTLY DAMAGED THE WHEEL FAIRING. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED. ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE THROUGH COMPANY ASAP PROGRAM. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.