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FAA incident report · Snyder Dona Windrider S · Ann Arbor, MI · October 1, 2009

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Date
October 1, 2009 · 17:30 local
Place
Ann Arbor, MI
Airport
Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N85SD
Reported as
Snyder Dona Windrider S
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total270 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N85SDRegistered now · Snyder Donald C JR WINDRIDER SUPER SPTS/N 705-85Airframe modelSnyder Donald C JR WINDRIDER SUPER SPTEngine modelLycoming O-320-A2BReciprocating

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What happened

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

On October 1, 2009 at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport pilot of aircraft N85SD performed a normal preflight and pulled aircraft out of hangar N-10. At approximately 17:30 pilot was cleared to taxi from grass taxiway to runway 30 with a hold short at runway 24. Pilot proceeded taxiing on the parallel grass taxiway then was cleared to cross runway 24. During this timeframe pilot became disoriented after noticing blue taxi light in front of aircraft. Pilot attempted to taxi around right side of blue taxi light while keeping focus on another taxi and runway light farther ahead. Pilot then indavertantly struck runway destination light between the paved taxiway & the paved runway with aircraft propeller. The aircraft stopped and pilot shut down engine. Pilot performed visual inspection to aircraft and noted only propeller damage. Pilot walked to terminal to get help to push the aircraft backwards and away from the toppled light. Pilot then started the engine and performed low RPM taxi back to hangar N-10 and notified tower of incident. Airworthiness inspectors dispatched the following day performed a visual inspection of aircraft and verbal interview of pilot. No visible structural damage to aircraft interior/exterior was evident. Visual damage noted to propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 1, 2009 AT ANN ARBOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N85SD PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND PULLED AIRCRAFT OUT OF HANGAR N-10. AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 PILOT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI FROM GRASS TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY 30 WITH A HOLD SHORT AT RUNWAY 24. PILOT PROCEEDED TAXIING ON THE PARALLEL GRASS TAXIWAY THEN WAS CLEARED TO CROSS RUNWAY 24. DURING THIS TIMEFRAME PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER NOTICING BLUE TAXI LIGHT IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI AROUND RIGHT SIDE OF BLUE TAXI LIGHT WHILE KEEPING FOCUS ON ANOTHER TAXI AND RUNWAY LIGHT FARTHER AHEAD. PILOT THEN INDAVERTANTLY STRUCK RUNWAY DESTINATION LIGHT BETWEEN THE PAVED TAXIWAY & THE PAVED RUNWAY WITH AIRCRAFT PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AND PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE. PILOT PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION TO AIRCRAFT AND NOTED ONLY PROPELLER DAMAGE. PILOT WALKED TO TERMINAL TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT BACKWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE TOPPLED LIGHT. PILOT THEN STARTED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED LOW RPM TAXI BACK TO HANGAR N-10 AND NOTIFIED TOWER OF INCIDENT. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS DISPATCHED THE FOLLOWING DAY PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND VERBAL INTERVIEW OF PILOT. NO VISIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INTERIOR/EXTERIOR WAS EVIDENT. VISUAL DAMAGE NOTED TO PROPELLER.