# Accident 20141020018129A: Indus Aviation Inc T-211 THORPEDO, Mountain Home, ID, October 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2014, 10:15 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, ID
- Airport: Mountain Home Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3600° N, 115.5194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3600&lon=-115.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211MY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211MY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Indus T-211 THORPEDO (registry code 060002U, https://openairdocs.org/model/indus-t-211-thorpedo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INDUS AVIATION INC T-211 THORPEDO
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141020018129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXIING FOR RUNWAY 10 DEPARTURE.

PILOT REPORTS THAT A PICKUP TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE RUN-UP AREA AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 10.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION AIRCRAFT FOR PRE-TAKEOFF RUN-UP AND AVOID TRUCK, AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF TAXIWAY INTO SOFT DIRT.

PILOT APPLIED POWER TO POSITION AIRCRAFT BACK ON PAVEMENT.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RIGHT WING HIT THE LEFT REAR OF 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 WPR15CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA017), Oct 20, 2014: Indus T-211 Thorpedo (N211MY), Mountain Home, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a parked truck while taxiing for takeoff.

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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