20171202022579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Birmingham, AL · December 2, 2017

Date: December 2, 2017 · 21:00 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7219H
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-550C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,430 total600 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N7219HRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1447 · Built 1984 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Pilot elected to continue taxi in a non movement area in restricted visibility. Humidity caused windsheild and windows to fog over. Darkness and lack of any ramp lighting were contributory.

Airplane was taxied off the hard surface onto the infield turf area adjacent to the ramp. Right mainmount struck a sewage manhole pipe, suffering extensive damage, left propeller struck a concrete curb (all 3 blades suffered extensive damage as well)

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TAXI IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. HUMIDITY CAUSED WINDSHEILD AND WINDOWS TO FOG OVER. DARKNESS AND LACK OF ANY RAMP LIGHTING WERE CONTRIBUTORY.

AIRPLANE WAS TAXIED OFF THE HARD SURFACE ONTO THE INFIELD TURF AREA ADJACENT TO THE RAMP. RIGHT MAINMOUNT STRUCK A SEWAGE MANHOLE PIPE, SUFFERING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A CONCRETE CURB (ALL 3 BLADES SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AS WELL)

Other reports on N7219H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20031001024749ALevel Off Touchdown · Columbus, MS(-23) Pilot stated he was on a 15 minute flight just to exercise the aircraft and upon landing forgot to lower the gear. He stated he was distracted by a glider in the immediate vicinity.Oct 1, 2003 · Substantial damage