What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Description:
Pilot of Cessna N1301L taxied from the Gustavus Alaska airport passenger terminal to runway 29 vie taxiway alpha. When the aircraft was about 100 yards from terminal building the pilot heard another aircraft call on the airport advisory frequency. The pilot looked out his left side window to find the location of the other aircraft and toggled the microphone to make a return radio call. At this point the aircraft taxied into and impacted a unmarked three foot tall, fifteen foot wide pile of snow and ice that has been plowed into the middle of the ramp area. The aircraft propeller and nose wheel were damaged in the collison. There were no passengers on board and the pilot did not sustain any injuries. There was no conflict with other aircraft on the ground.
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION:
PILOT OF CESSNA N1301L TAXIED FROM THE GUSTAVUS ALASKA AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL TO RUNWAY 29 VIE TAXIWAY ALPHA. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM TERMINAL BUILDING THE PILOT HEARD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CALL ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY FREQUENCY. THE PILOT LOOKED OUT HIS LEFT SIDE WINDOW TO FIND THE LOCATION OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND TOGGLED THE MICROPHONE TO MAKE A RETURN RADIO CALL. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO AND IMPACTED A UNMARKED THREE FOOT TALL, FIFTEEN FOOT WIDE PILE OF SNOW AND ICE THAT HAS BEEN PLOWED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RAMP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL WERE DAMAGED IN THE COLLISON. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND.