# Incident 20181116022579I: Thomas Fitzgerald P VANS AIRCRAFT RV-6A, Santa Fe, NM, November 16, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2018, 11:25 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Muicipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas Fitzgerald P VANS AIRCRAFT RV-6A (registry code 05621CS, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-fitzgerald-p-vans-aircraft-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS FITZGERALD P VANS AIRCRAFT RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181116022579I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 16, 2018, AT 1130 MST, AN AMATEUR BUILT RV-6, N421PT, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TAXI LIGHT WHILE TAXIING TO THE RUN-UP AREA AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSAF), SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSAF) ON NOVEMBRER 16, 2018.

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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