20120617014729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Phoenix, AZ · June 17, 2012

Date
June 17, 2012 · 10:40 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N552PG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12IA296
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total500 in this make and model30 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.

On 6-17-12 at 1040 hours MST at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (dvt), Phoenix, Arizona, N552PG, Cirrus SR-20 aircraft, was taxiing westbound on taxiway c enroute to the run-up area at taxiway C3 for a runway 7R takeoff. While turning right on to C3 taxiway. The pilot was unable to control the aircraft and it unintentionally left the taxiway to the west, collided into taxiway C3 sign, and came to rest with a collapsed nose gear. Form 8020-9 indicated the following weather data: 1740Z 190003KT 10SM clr 37/04 A2989. Additionally it stated that the last taxi clearance was to "taxi to runway 7R via charlie, charlie three". The name of the occupant was privacy data omitted; and the pilot was the only person on board and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6-17-12 AT 1040 HOURS MST AT PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX, ARIZONA, N552PG, CIRRUS SR-20 AIRCRAFT, WAS TAXIING WESTBOUND ON TAXIWAY C ENROUTE TO THE RUN-UP AREA AT TAXIWAY C3 FOR A RUNWAY 7R TAKEOFF. WHILE TURNING RIGHT ON TO C3 TAXIWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND IT UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT THE TAXIWAY TO THE WEST, COLLIDED INTO TAXIWAY C3 SIGN, AND CAME TO REST WITH A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.FORM 8020-9 INDICATED THE FOLLOWING WEATHER DATA: 1740Z 190003KT 10SM CLR 37/04 A2989. ADDITIONALLY IT STATED THAT THE LAST TAXI CLEARANCE WAS TO "TAXI TO RUNWAY 7R VIA CHARLIE, CHARLIE THREE". THE NAME OF THE OCCUPANT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; AND THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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