# Accident 20151012022049A: Beech A36, Dallas, TX, October 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2015, 13:40 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8472° N, 96.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8472&lon=-96.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55674, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55674) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,930 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151012022049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN16LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA008), Oct 12, 2015: Beechcraft A36 (N55674), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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