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.
The a/c was taxiing to depart runway 28 via the east approach end of runway 02, the landing light became inoperative. When the landing light became inoperative, the pilot stated that the taxiway was completely dark and he could not see the pavement. He initiated a turn with the intent of returning to the ramp and in the turn he slid into a ditch and struck the prop against the ground causing the engine to immediately stop.
As the FAA filed it
THE A/C WAS TAXIING TO DEPART RUNWAY 28 VIA THE EAST APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 02, THE LANDING LIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE. WHEN THE LANDING LIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAXIWAY WAS COMPLETELY DARK AND HE COULD NOT SEE THE PAVEMENT. HE INITIATED A TURN WITH THE INTENT OF RETURNING TO THE RAMP AND IN THE TURN HE SLID INTO A DITCH AND STRUCK THE PROP AGAINST THE GROUND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP.
Other reports on N9391H · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.