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.
PIC & SIC failed to obtain ATC ground clearance for push back onto active taxiway. Subsequently flight crew given instructions to taxi to rwy 6 via twy 's' & 'a'. PIC taxies off pavement oftwy 's' when he failed to turn aircraft at bend in twy 's' adjacent to military ramp. SIC eyes were focused inside the aircraft. Crew exhibited poor cockpit resource management when PIC lost visual contact with twy 's' and continued to taxi off the pavement.
As the FAA filed it
PIC & SIC FAILED TO OBTAIN ATC GROUND CLEARANCE FOR PUSH BACK ONTO ACTIVE TAXIWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY FLIGHT CREW GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO RWY 6 VIA TWY 'S' & 'A'. PIC TAXIES OFF PAVEMENT OFTWY 'S' WHEN HE FAILED TO TURN AIRCRAFT AT BEND IN TWY 'S' ADJACENT TO MILITARY RAMP. SIC EYES WERE FOCUSED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT.CREW EXHIBITED POOR COCKPIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WHEN PIC LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH TWY 'S' AND CONTINUED TO TAXI OFF THE PAVEMENT.
Other reports on N718SW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.