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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 441 · Youngstown, OH · June 22, 2017

Date: June 22, 2017 · 21:46 local
Place: Youngstown, OH
Airport: Youngstown-Warren Regional
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N441LS
Reported as: Cessna 441
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total700 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N441LSRegistered now · Cessna 441S/N 441-0342 · Built 1984 Airframe modelCessna 441 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

At Youngstown/Warren regional airport on 06/22/2017 at 21:46 LCL time N441LS operated by privacy data omitted exited the taxiway through a grass island area between taxiway hotel, juliet, and the ramp. privacy data omitted Took responsibility for the taxiway excursion. Both propellers were damaged. A contributing factor was that night vision goggle operations were taking place by military aircraft at the airport. Most of the airport lighting was off. ATC did not realize that the lights were off between the ramp and taxiway hotel. The circuit for that set of taxiway lights is on juliet taxiway light circuit.

As the FAA filed it

AT YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN REGIONAL AIRPORT ON 06/22/2017 AT 21:46 LCL TIME N441LS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE TAXIWAY THROUGH A GRASS ISLAND AREA BETWEEN TAXIWAY HOTEL, JULIET, AND THE RAMP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TAXIWAY EXCURSION. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THAT NIGHT VISION GOGGLE OPERATIONS WERE TAKING PLACE BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRPORT. MOST OF THE AIRPORT LIGHTING WAS OFF. ATC DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OFF BETWEEN THE RAMP AND TAXIWAY HOTEL. THE CIRCUIT FOR THAT SET OF TAXIWAY LIGHTS IS ON JULIET TAXIWAY LIGHT CIRCUIT.