What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was taxiing from his hangar to the airport ramp area. Just prior to this incident the pilot was at a friends house and was distraught over the death of his friends little girl. His mental state and preoccupation of this event, presumably, caused him to miss a sharp left turn, of the taxiway, and he collided with a chain link fence. Substantial damage was sustained to both left and right wings of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS TAXIING FROM HIS HANGAR TO THE AIRPORT RAMP AREA. JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE PILOT WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WAS DISTRAUGHT OVER THE DEATH OF HIS FRIENDS LITTLE GIRL. HIS MENTAL STATE AND PREOCCUPATION OF THIS EVENT, PRESUMABLY, CAUSED HIM TO MISS A SHARP LEFT TURN, OF THE TAXIWAY, AND HE COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N272D · 2
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