# Accident 20180803009599A: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, Dfw, TX, August 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2018, 08:23 local time
- Place: Dfw, TX
- Airport: Dfw International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2546B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2546B-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 150 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180803009599A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON A REMOTE RUNWAY OF DFW AIRPORT, THE SMALL GA AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A LONG AND COMPLEX TAXI ROUTE TO THE CORPORATE RAMP. THE PRIVATE PILOT WHO HAD NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE OPERATING INTO DFW AIRPORT AND WAS PLANNING TO CONNECT TO AN AIRLINE FLIGHT, LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING A FAST TAXI TURN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE TAXIWAY SURFACE AREA, HITTING A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND COMING TO A REST ON THE GRASS. AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE AIRMAN DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE A VALID REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE ONBOARD, AND THE CURRENT ADDRESS OF THE AIRMAN HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED WITH THE FAA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA315), Aug 3, 2018: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (N2546B), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during taxi due to excessively worn brake pads and a deflated right main tire.

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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