# Incident 20171202022579I: Beech 58, Birmingham, AL, December 2, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2017, 21:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5639° N, 86.7523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL (BHM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5639&lon=-86.7523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7219H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7219H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO-550C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 600 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202022579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20031001024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001024749A), Oct 1, 2003: Beech 58 (N7219H), Columbus, MS, Substantial damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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