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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Grand Canyon, AZ · March 3, 2009

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Date
March 3, 2009 · 12:30 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6460Y
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total200 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N6460YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3754 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On March 3, 2009 at 12:30 a.m. N6460Y landed on runway 21 at Grand Canyon, AZ (gcn). Upon landing rollout, coyotes were observed standing the center of the runway. Pilot steered to the left to exit the runway at taxiway echo, but was travelling too fast to make the turnoff and went into the dirt striking the runway/taxiway sign causing damage to the airplanes left wing leading edge and to the airport sign.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2009 AT 12:30 A.M. N6460Y LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT GRAND CANYON, AZ (GCN). UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, COYOTES WERE OBSERVED STANDING THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STEERED TO THE LEFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY ECHO, BUT WAS TRAVELLING TOO FAST TO MAKE THE TURNOFF AND WENT INTO THE DIRT STRIKING THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANES LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND TO THE AIRPORT SIGN.

Other reports on N6460Y · 1

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

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