# Incident 20120902018439I: Douglas AD-4N(A), Everett, WA, September 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2012, 14:20 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Everett/Snohomish County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N965AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas AD-4N(A) (registry code 3026013, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-ad-4n-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R3350 series (registry code 67063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS AD-4N(A)
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902018439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 9/2/2012, AD-4N AIRCRAFT, N965AD, STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.N965AD WAS CLEARED BY PAE ATCT FOR TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 34L AT TAXIWAY K-6. AFTER COMPLETING AN ENGINE RUN-UP ON THE TAXIWAY, THE PILOT TAXIIED FORWARD TO ENTER THE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN LOCATED AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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