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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Dallas, TX · October 12, 2015

Date: October 12, 2015 · 13:40 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55674
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA008
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,930 total1,500 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N55674Registered now · Beech A36S/N E-2542 · Built 1990 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot taxi'd out of business jet services FBO with clearance to runway 31R via taxiway alpha. The pilot mistook the auto vehicle service road to be taxiway alpha and ultimately impacted a security gate and fencing approximately 100 yds from original departure point. The pilot stated that moments before impact he glanced at his ipad with moving map. He did not see the gate as he was looking away at the time

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TAXI'D OUT OF BUSINESS JET SERVICES FBO WITH CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY 31R VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA. THE PILOT MISTOOK THE AUTO VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD TO BE TAXIWAY ALPHA AND ULTIMATELY IMPACTED A SECURITY GATE AND FENCING APPROXIMATELY 100 YDS FROM ORIGINAL DEPARTURE POINT. THE PILOT STATED THAT MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT HE GLANCED AT HIS IPAD WITH MOVING MAP. HE DID NOT SEE THE GATE AS HE WAS LOOKING AWAY AT THE TIME

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDallas, TXThe pilot’s improper navigation onto a vehicle service road while taxiing and his subsequent distraction while looking at an airport diagram, which led to the airplane impacting a fence post.Oct 12, 2015 · Substantial damage