20081230853799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Chattanooga, TN · December 30, 2008

Date: December 30, 2008 · 18:05 local
Place: Chattanooga, TN
Airport: Lovell Field
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N400SC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09CA117
Reported as: Beech G35
Reported engine: Continental E2258
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total7,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N400SCRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2010 · Beech G35S/N D-4569 · Built 1956 Airframe modelBeech G35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot had landed at cha on rwy 20. He made a left turn off the active rwy. He was taxiing toward his t-hanger (#21) when his right main landing gear (MLG) struck a helicopter dolly parked in a marked location at the edge of a taxiway. The impact damged the right wing, right MLG, caused the nose landing gear to collapse and the propeller to strike the edge of the dolly. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD LANDED AT CHA ON RWY 20. HE MADE A LEFT TURN OFF THE ACTIVE RWY. HE WAS TAXIING TOWARD HIS T-HANGER (#21) WHEN HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) STRUCK A HELICOPTER DOLLY PARKED IN A MARKED LOCATION AT THE EDGE OF A TAXIWAY. THE IMPACT DAMGED THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MLG, CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE EDGE OF THE DOLLY. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09CA117Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChattanooga, TNThe pilot's failure to see and avoid the marked helicopter dolly. Contributing to the accident were the dark night conditions.Dec 30, 2008 · Substantial damage