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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-31ATC · Albuquerque, NM · October 10, 2017

Date
October 10, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Sunport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8798V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-31ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,847 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

N8798V was cleared by ATC to taxi into position and hold. N8798V was noticed to be moving instead of holding in position. ATC told pilot to turn off of the runway. Pilot admitted to applying both brake and right rudder which caused the resultant ground loop. Aircraft struck taxi-way sign and stopped.

As the FAA filed it

N8798V WAS CLEARED BY ATC TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD. N8798V WAS NOTICED TO BE MOVING INSTEAD OF HOLDING IN POSITION. ATC TOLD PILOT TO TURN OFF OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ADMITTED TO APPLYING BOTH BRAKE AND RIGHT RUDDER WHICH CAUSED THE RESULTANT GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TAXI-WAY SIGN AND STOPPED.