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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Arcola, TX · March 29, 2014

Date
March 29, 2014 · 13:50 local
Place
Arcola, TX
Airport
Houston Southwest
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
K9YS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N403GF
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
139 total139 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot-in-command (PIC) of N403GF with two passengers were on a pleasure flight from arlington municipal airport (kgky) to Houston Southwest Airport (kaxh). The PIC landed on rwy 27 at kaxh. The landing was a little long and after landing the PIC missed the first exit from the runway. He continued to slow and taxi toward the second exit. While taxiing the PIC heard another aircraft behind him announced that they were departing rwy 27. The PIC became worried that the second aircraft did not realize that N403GF was still on the runway. To prevent a conflict between the airplanes, the PIC increased his taxi speed to reach the second exit sooner. At a high rate of speed the PIC tried to turn onto the second exit; as the aircraft turned to the right the aircraft tilted to the left. The PIC stated that he thought the aircraft was going to flip over, so he released the right rudder to stop the rolling of the aircraft. The aircraft ran off the the runway on the right side, stuck a taxiway sign, went into the ditch and stopped in the mud. The nose gear was submerged in the mud. The aircraft substained minor damage. The strut on the PIC side of the aircraft had a small dent, and one of the propeller blades was bent. The dent on the sturt was caused when the aircraft hit the sign. The sign was destroyed. The pilot and passengers were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) OF N403GF WITH TWO PASSENGERS WERE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGKY) TO HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (KAXH). THE PIC LANDED ON RWY 27 AT KAXH. THE LANDING WAS A LITTLE LONG AND AFTER LANDING THE PIC MISSED THE FIRST EXIT FROM THE RUNWAY. HE CONTINUED TO SLOW AND TAXI TOWARD THE SECOND EXIT. WHILE TAXIING THE PIC HEARD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT BEHIND HIM ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE DEPARTING RWY 27. THE PIC BECAME WORRIED THAT THE SECOND AIRCRAFT DID NOT REALIZE THAT N403GF WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY. TO PREVENT A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE AIRPLANES, THE PIC INCREASED HIS TAXI SPEED TO REACH THE SECOND EXIT SOONER. AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE PIC TRIED TO TURN ONTO THE SECOND EXIT; AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT TILTED TO THE LEFT. THE PIC STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO FLIP OVER, SO HE RELEASED THE RIGHT RUDDER TO STOP THE ROLLING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, STUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN, WENT INTO THE DITCH AND STOPPED IN THE MUD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SUBMERGED IN THE MUD. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE STRUT ON THE PIC SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SMALL DENT, AND ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT. THE DENT ON THE STURT WAS CAUSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SIGN. THE SIGN WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

Other reports on N403GF · 1

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