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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-42 · Houston, TX · May 28, 2015

Date: May 28, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston Southwest Airport
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PQGA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N238PC
Reported as: Piper PA-42
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,450 total195 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N238PCRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2023 · Piper PA-42S/N 42-8001029 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-42 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On may 28, 2015, at approximately 1300 CDT, a Piper PA-42, N238PC, registered to blue water solutions, inc, taxied off the side of the taxiway with the left main landing gear at the Houston Southwest Airport, an uncontrolled airport located in Houston, TX. While taxiing out for takeoff, the pilot directed the aircraft to the left side of the taxiway to allow clearance for a golf cart to pass. The left main landing gear went off the taxiway onto the grass and imbedded itself into the soft ground. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft substained no damage and the pilot, and passengers sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 28, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CDT, A PIPER PA-42, N238PC, REGISTERED TO BLUE WATER SOLUTIONS, INC, TAXIED OFF THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AT THE HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT, AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TX. WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR A GOLF CART TO PASS. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND IMBEDDED ITSELF INTO THE SOFT GROUND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.