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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180H · Van Nuys, CA · November 16, 2011

Date
November 16, 2011 · 21:30 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9044M
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total2,000 in this make and model

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.

Pilot stated he landed rwy 16R, then taxied north on taxi way "a" to "A2". When turning off of "A2" onto pentastar's ramp he struck an unlit taxi way sign that he did not see.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE LANDED RWY 16R, THEN TAXIED NORTH ON TAXI WAY "A" TO "A2". WHEN TURNING OFF OF "A2" ONTO PENTASTAR'S RAMP HE STRUCK AN UNLIT TAXI WAY SIGN THAT HE DID NOT SEE.

Other reports on N9044M · 1

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