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FAA incident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5 · Alton Bay, NH · March 3, 2015

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Date
March 3, 2015 · 10:25 local
Place
Alton Bay, NH
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N130GW
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-5
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,016 total2,016 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N130GWRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA50707 · Built 1975Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 stated that he had just landed on the ice runway and was taxiing on a parallel taxiway. He then came to a stop to allow another aircraft by. When he attempted to proceed his left wheel apparently caught a rut, snow mound or some anomally in the ice and caused the aircraft to veer left causing the left wing to impact the snow bank. He also stated that the damage was minimal.

An operations inspector will contact the pilot to conduct counseling on ice runaway operations taxi precautions

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST LANDED ON THE ICE RUNWAY AND WAS TAXIING ON A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. HE THEN CAME TO A STOP TO ALLOW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT BY. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED HIS LEFT WHEEL APPARENTLY CAUGHT A RUT, SNOW MOUND OR SOME ANOMALLY IN THE ICE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT THE SNOW BANK. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.

AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR WILL CONTACT THE PILOT TO CONDUCT COUNSELING ON ICE RUNAWAY OPERATIONS TAXI PRECAUTIONS