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FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Page, AZ · June 11, 2011

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Date
June 11, 2011 · 15:15 local
Place
Page, AZ
Airport
Page
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5765D
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA257
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total400 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N5765DRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2017 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0833 · Built 1984Airframe modelMooney M20K

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What happened

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

PIC taxied his aircraft, with the intention of flight, into a ditch adjacent to a helicopter pad located near where the aircraft had been parked. When exiting from the ramp area , the PIC did not follow the normal and marked (solid yellow taxi lines) to the main taxiway leading to the runway. The PIC attempted to taxi directly from the transient parking area on to the taxiway. As a result of taxiing the aircraft directly to the taxiway, the PIC taxied across a helipad and then into a ditch which separated the helipad from the main taxiway. The accident occurred at a time near sunset. The PIC stated that he did not see the ditch separating the helipad from the taxiway. The aircraft sustained structural damage in the empennage, forward of the horizontal stabilizers and aft of the baggage compartment bulkhead. The airframe was damaged in the undercarriage portion of the empennage. There was no damage to the flight control systems, including the rudder or nose wheel steering system. There was no damage or leakage observed to the brake system (left and right main brakes).

As the FAA filed it

PIC TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT, WITH THE INTENTION OF FLIGHT, INTO A DITCH ADJACENT TO A HELICOPTER PAD LOCATED NEAR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PARKED. WHEN EXITING FROM THE RAMP AREA , THE PIC DID NOT FOLLOW THE NORMAL AND MARKED (SOLID YELLOW TAXI LINES) TO THE MAIN TAXIWAY LEADING TO THE RUNWAY. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO TAXI DIRECTLY FROM THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA ON TO THE TAXIWAY. AS A RESULT OF TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY TO THE TAXIWAY, THE PIC TAXIED ACROSS A HELIPAD AND THEN INTO A DITCH WHICH SEPARATED THE HELIPAD FROM THE MAIN TAXIWAY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A TIME NEAR SUNSET. THE PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE DITCH SEPARATING THE HELIPAD FROM THE TAXIWAY.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE EMPENNAGE, FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD. THE AIRFRAME WAS DAMAGED IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE PORTION OF THE EMPENNAGE.THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE RUDDER OR NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM.THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE OBSERVED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM (LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN BRAKES).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11CA257Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPage, AZThe pilot's selection of the wrong taxi route and failure to follow prescribed taxi procedures.Jun 12, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5765D · 2

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

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