# Incident 20080416847519I: Emb EMB145LR, Grand Rapids, MI, April 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2008, 06:05 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Gerald R. Ford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GERALD R FORD INTL (GRR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8808&lon=-85.5228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15985-2017-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,250 total, 2,415 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080416847519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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