20090528008549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Grangeville, ID · May 28, 2009

Date: May 28, 2009 · 12:15 local
Place: Grangeville, ID
Airport: Idaho County
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25353
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA274
Reported as: Piper PA38112
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 43 total43 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N25353Registration cancelled Jan 23, 2012 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-80A0115 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot departed S73 and flew to S80 to get fuel. Aft landing on rwy 25 he exited the runway to the left and began taxiing to the fuel facility on an access road. Pilot did not realize at the time that this was not a designated taxiway. Pilot estimated his taxi speed as slower than normal. As he proceeded he noticed a vehicle approach from the right. As he looked in the vehicles direction, he did not notice he was drifting to the left. As he looked back to the left the wing tip hit a sign on the edge of the roadway causing the aircraft to turn left and exit the roadway into a ditch. The propeller hit the ground and the nose gear sustained damage as well as the left wing. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED S73 AND FLEW TO S80 TO GET FUEL. AFT LANDING ON RWY 25 HE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND BEGAN TAXIING TO THE FUEL FACILITY ON AN ACCESS ROAD. PILOT DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS NOT A DESIGNATED TAXIWAY. PILOT ESTIMATED HIS TAXI SPEED AS SLOWER THAN NORMAL. AS HE PROCEEDED HE NOTICED A VEHICLE APPROACH FROM THE RIGHT. AS HE LOOKED IN THE VEHICLES DIRECTION, HE DID NOT NOTICE HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. AS HE LOOKED BACK TO THE LEFT THE WING TIP HIT A SIGN ON THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN LEFT AND EXIT THE ROADWAY INTO A DITCH. THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND AND THE NOSE GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR09CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrangeville, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.May 28, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N25353 · 2

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

Incident 19890313022969IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Williamsport, PAStudent lost directional control on rollout. Instructor took over to realign with runway. Prop and wing tip damage.Mar 13, 1989 · Minor damage Accident 19830112001299ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Springfield, OHStudent on second solo lost control of aircraft on landing. Aircraft ground looped off runway. Sheared off gear.Jan 12, 1983 · Substantial damage