What happened
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While conducting a 14 CFR part 135 flight, departing Sugar Land regional airport, the pilot inadvertently taxied from the paved ramp surface onto the grass between the ramp and the parallel taxiway.
Upon rolling off of the paved portion of the ramp, the pilot in command applied the brakes and stopped the aircraft while on the soft grass area. The aircraft did not appear to sink into the ground despite the 13,100 pound planned takeoff weight (tow).
Sugar Land regional airport ground handling personnel utilized a tug and tow bar and with the assistance of several volunteers, manually pushed the aircraft back onto the pavement. This was accomplished with the aid of 4 sheets of plywood to assist in the transition for soft grass to hard asphalt.
Once the aircraft was on the paved portion of the ramp, personnel from wheels up partners LLC., explained that the aircraft was actually operated by gama aviation LLC, and gama aviation company policy required writing up the event, they stated that they would be contacting gamas director of maintenance to confirm the local maintenance facility that would conduct an inspection of the aircraft before returning it to service.
The pilot in command explained that the fo was looking down at the flight planning information when the PIC then stated that we waned help to make sure he did not roll past the second set of blue light and enter the active runway, at which time he noticed that the surface was rough and saw the ground dip infront of him and he stopped the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT, DEPARTING SUGAR LAND REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED FROM THE PAVED RAMP SURFACE ONTO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RAMP AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY.
UPON ROLLING OFF OF THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RAMP, THE PILOT IN COMMAND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON THE SOFT GRASS AREA. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO SINK INTO THE GROUND DESPITE THE 13,100 POUND PLANNED TAKEOFF WEIGHT (TOW).
SUGAR LAND REGIONAL AIRPORT GROUND HANDLING PERSONNEL UTILIZED A TUG AND TOW BAR AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS, MANUALLY PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE AID OF 4 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION FOR SOFT GRASS TO HARD ASPHALT.
ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RAMP, PERSONNEL FROM WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC., EXPLAINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACTUALLY OPERATED BY GAMA AVIATION LLC, AND GAMA AVIATION COMPANY POLICY REQUIRED WRITING UP THE EVENT, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING GAMAS DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE TO CONFIRM THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT WOULD CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE RETURNING IT TO SERVICE.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXPLAINED THAT THE FO WAS LOOKING DOWN AT THE FLIGHT PLANNING INFORMATION WHEN THE PIC THEN STATED THAT WE WANED HELP TO MAKE SURE HE DID NOT ROLL PAST THE SECOND SET OF BLUE LIGHT AND ENTER THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AT WHICH TIME HE NOTICED THAT THE SURFACE WAS ROUGH AND SAW THE GROUND DIP INFRONT OF HIM AND HE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT.
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