# Accident 20121231027349A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Rutland, VT, December 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Rutland, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6847° N, 72.9503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6847&lon=-72.9503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 79 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121231027349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COMPLETED A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 19.  THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAYS WERE SNOW COVERED.PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.  HE WANTED TO PLUG IN HIS ENGINE HEATER SO HE TAXIED TO THE AREA THAT HAD AN ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLET WHICH WAS JUST PAST THE FUEL FARM.PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXING SLOWLY AS THERE WERE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND A PARKED FUEL TRUCK IN THE AREA.AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AND PARK THE AIRCRAFT,  THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE ICY TAXIWAY AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE REAR OF THE FUEL TRUCK.THE FUEL TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED,  THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE AIRPLANE OR FUEL TRUCK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA100), Dec 31, 2012: Raytheon A36 (N256DB), Rutland, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering on a snow-packed surface after landing, which resulted in a collision with a fuel truck.

## Other reports on N256DB (1)

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

- [Incident 20220622010949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220622010949I), Jun 22, 2022: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 (N256DB), Lincoln Park, NJ, Minor damage. Upon landing at Lincoln Park Airport (N07) the single engine aircraft struck a deer resulting in damage to the left wing and propeller. While trying to avoid…

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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