20090914017529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B36TC · Winston Salem, NC · September 14, 2009

Date
September 14, 2009 · 10:17 local
Place
Winston Salem, NC
Airport
Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3247P
Reported as
Beech B36TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,020 total2,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was instructed by int (Winston-Salem, NC) tower to taxi to the ramp and remain on frequency. Pilot acknowledged instructions and proceeded into uncontrolled ramp area, pilot was taxiing right of center line and struck an tent support that was left in place from the preceding weekend airshow, pole was not marked.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED BY INT (WINSTON-SALEM, NC) TOWER TO TAXI TO THE RAMP AND REMAIN ON FREQUENCY. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEEDED INTO UNCONTROLLED RAMP AREA, PILOT WAS TAXIING RIGHT OF CENTER LINE AND STRUCK AN TENT SUPPORT THAT WAS LEFT IN PLACE FROM THE PRECEDING WEEKEND AIRSHOW, POLE WAS NOT MARKED.