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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 170A · Evansville, IN · September 26, 2008

Date
September 26, 2008 · 15:03 local
Place
Evansville, IN
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9531A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,284 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot of his privately-owned aircraft conducted repeated (3) taxi operation at taxi speeds greater than taxi and less then speed required for flight for purpose of "excercising" aircraft. Pilot stated he had no intention of flight from his Private-use grass strip. Runway conditions included tall grass and uneven surfaces surrounded by bean fields. Winds reported from the northwest at 15 KTS. During southbound taxi operation, pilot unble to stop the aircraft before reaching south end of runway. Aircraft proceeded approximately 60 yards to the southwest stopping in a ditch estimated to be approximately 20 ft deep. [Refer landing area layout in file privacy data omitted]

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT OF HIS PRIVATELY-OWNED AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED REPEATED (3) TAXI OPERATION AT TAXI SPEEDS GREATER THAN TAXI AND LESS THEN SPEED REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT FOR PURPOSE OF "EXCERCISING" AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE HAD NO INTENTION OF FLIGHT FROM HIS PRIVATE-USE GRASS STRIP. RUNWAY CONDITIONS INCLUDED TALL GRASS AND UNEVEN SURFACES SURROUNDED BY BEAN FIELDS. WINDS REPORTED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 KTS. DURING SOUTHBOUND TAXI OPERATION, PILOT UNBLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE REACHING SOUTH END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS TO THE SOUTHWEST STOPPING IN A DITCH ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 20 FT DEEP. [REFER LANDING AREA LAYOUT IN FILE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^]

Other reports on N9531A · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.