# Incident 20080818849589I: Willia WXB, Spruce Pine, NC, August 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC
- Airport: Avery County/Morrison Field/
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9454° N, 81.9962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FLD (7A8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9454&lon=-81.9962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381T-2022-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams WXB (registry code 0560163, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-wxb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIA WXB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080818849589I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON AUGUST 18, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXING ALONG THE RUNWAY WHEN HIS LEFT MAIN TIRE ENCOURNTERD A HOLE THAT HAD BEEN DUG FOR CONTRUCTION. THE AIRCRAFT FELL INTO THE CONTRUCTION HOLE AND SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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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