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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Blountville, TN · December 12, 2014

Date: December 12, 2014 · 19:28 local
Place: Blountville, TN
Airport: Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6418Y
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,900 total1,500 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N6418YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3710 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

At approx 1930 (l) pilot landed on rwy 23 at night and was conducting a progressive taxi, under directions from the tower, to the gregory hangar located off taxiway ?R1?. While proceeding down taxiway ?r? Pilot received instructions stating the gregory hanger was on his right, proceed down taxiway ?r? And turn right onto taxiway ?R1?. After receiving those instructions pilot turned right off taxiway ?r? Approx. 130 feet short of taxiway ?R1? And drove into a grassy ditch, resulting in damage to the right side propeller.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROX 1930 (L) PILOT LANDED ON RWY 23 AT NIGHT AND WAS CONDUCTING A PROGRESSIVE TAXI, UNDER DIRECTIONS FROM THE TOWER, TO THE GREGORY HANGAR LOCATED OFF TAXIWAY ?R1?. WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN TAXIWAY ?R? PILOT RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS STATING THE GREGORY HANGER WAS ON HIS RIGHT, PROCEED DOWN TAXIWAY ?R? AND TURN RIGHT ONTO TAXIWAY ?R1?. AFTER RECEIVING THOSE INSTRUCTIONS PILOT TURNED RIGHT OFF TAXIWAY ?R? APPROX. 130 FEET SHORT OF TAXIWAY ?R1? AND DROVE INTO A GRASSY DITCH, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE PROPELLER.