What happened
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On nov 16, 2011, Cessna N9766H, operated by brentco aerial patrol inc, departed pampa, TX (kppa) at 8AM CST on a routine pipeline patrol flight that would take the aircraft to the denver, Colorado area then eastbound to Mexico, Missouri (kmyj). The pilot in command was privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted , In his statement, mentions weather delays, resulting in a late arrival to kmyj. In the interview with inspectors bynum and sadowski, he stated that he made an intermediate stop in ogallala, Nebraska (koga) (1300 – 1400 CST) for a weather delay of approximately one hour. He stated that normal ground time was about fifteen minutes. After departing koga, he stated that he had to deviate north of his planned route, due to weather for another 15 minute delay. This resulted in an approximate 1 hour extension of his planned duty day. He arrived in Mexico, Missouri (kmyj), at approximately 1800 CST. Sunset (us naval observatory) was 4:53PM and the end of civil twilight was 5:21PM. After landing on runway 06, he made a 180 degree turn on the runway and back taxied on runway 24 to the intersection of runway 24 and runway 36. He made a right turn onto runway 36 and taxied to the first intersection (the parallel taxiway for runway 6/24) and turned southwest on the parallel taxiway. He stated that the runway hold short line on the taxiway confused him. He states that he ran off the taxiway while trying to turn around. The aircraft's nose began to slide down an embankment and the prop struck a concrete drainage pipe. The propeller sustained severe damage where it contacted a piece of rebar. The left wing of the aircraft was cracked on the tip and had grass protruding from the area. Further inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the nosewheel cover. The aircraft was pulled out of the ditch using a strap through the cockpit area, extending to the rear of the aircraft. In his statement, privacy data omitted attributes the accident to no taxi or landing lights and fatigue. privacy data omitted, When asked by inspector bynum, if he preflighted the taxi lights, his response was no. inspection of the engine area of the aircraft revealed that the connector to the taxi/landing lights was not connected. The male end of the connector was missing and naked wires were observed. Inspector bynum asked to see the charts privacy data omitted used for navigation. He stated that he used the GPS unit in the aircraft for navigation. Inspector bynum found a 2007-2008 aopa airport directory (the pilot and FBO planning guide) and four sectional charts: dallas ft worth (effective September 11, 1997), denver (effective 29 July 2010 to 3 jun 2010), wichita (effective 29 jul 2010 to 13 jan 2011), and san antonio (effective 19 nov 2009 to 6 may 2010) in the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOV 16, 2011, CESSNA N9766H, OPERATED BY BRENTCO AERIAL PATROL INC, DEPARTED PAMPA, TX (KPPA) AT 8AM CST ON A ROUTINE PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT THAT WOULD TAKE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE DENVER, COLORADO AREA THEN EASTBOUND TO MEXICO, MISSOURI (KMYJ). THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , IN HIS STATEMENT, MENTIONS WEATHER DELAYS, RESULTING IN A LATE ARRIVAL TO KMYJ. IN THE INTERVIEW WITH INSPECTORS BYNUM AND SADOWSKI, HE STATED THAT HE MADE AN INTERMEDIATE STOP IN OGALLALA, NEBRASKA (KOGA) (1300 – 1400 CST) FOR A WEATHER DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. HE STATED THAT NORMAL GROUND TIME WAS ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES. AFTER DEPARTING KOGA, HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO DEVIATE NORTH OF HIS PLANNED ROUTE, DUE TO WEATHER FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTE DELAY. THIS RESULTED IN AN APPROXIMATE 1 HOUR EXTENSION OF HIS PLANNED DUTY DAY. HE ARRIVED IN MEXICO, MISSOURI (KMYJ), AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CST. SUNSET (US NAVAL OBSERVATORY) WAS 4:53PM AND THE END OF CIVIL TWILIGHT WAS 5:21PM. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 06, HE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY AND BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY 24 TO THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 24 AND RUNWAY 36. HE MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO RUNWAY 36 AND TAXIED TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION (THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 6/24) AND TURNED SOUTHWEST ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. HE STATED THAT THE RUNWAY HOLD SHORT LINE ON THE TAXIWAY CONFUSED HIM. HE STATES THAT HE RAN OFF THE TAXIWAY WHILE TRYING TO TURN AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND THE PROP STRUCK A CONCRETE DRAINAGE PIPE. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE WHERE IT CONTACTED A PIECE OF REBAR. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRACKED ON THE TIP AND HAD GRASS PROTRUDING FROM THE AREA. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL COVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DITCH USING A STRAP THROUGH THE COCKPIT AREA, EXTENDING TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. IN HIS STATEMENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTRIBUTES THE ACCIDENT TO NO TAXI OR LANDING LIGHTS AND FATIGUE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHEN ASKED BY INSPECTOR BYNUM, IF HE PREFLIGHTED THE TAXI LIGHTS, HIS RESPONSE WAS NO. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE TAXI/LANDING LIGHTS WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE MALE END OF THE CONNECTOR WAS MISSING AND NAKED WIRES WERE OBSERVED. INSPECTOR BYNUM ASKED TO SEE THE CHARTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED FOR NAVIGATION. HE STATED THAT HE USED THE GPS UNIT IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR NAVIGATION. INSPECTOR BYNUM FOUND A 2007-2008 AOPA AIRPORT DIRECTORY (THE PILOT AND FBO PLANNING GUIDE) AND FOUR SECTIONAL CHARTS: DALLAS FT WORTH (EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 11, 1997), DENVER (EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010 TO 3 JUN 2010), WICHITA (EFFECTIVE 29 JUL 2010 TO 13 JAN 2011), AND SAN ANTONIO (EFFECTIVE 19 NOV 2009 TO 6 MAY 2010) IN THE AIRCRAFT.
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