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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 62 · Greer, SC · November 28, 2018

Date
November 28, 2018 · 18:44 local
Place
Greer, SC
Airport
Greenville/Spartanburg
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25EM
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 62
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4P(SERIES)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,345 total168 in this make and model67 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.

Pilot was taxiing northbound on taxiway a for takeoff. Pilot got distracted copying down ATC departure instructions and struck taxi light on the west side of taxiway a, with left prop. Pilot was counseled.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAXIING NORTHBOUND ON TAXIWAY A FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT GOT DISTRACTED COPYING DOWN ATC DEPARTURE INSTRUCTIONS AND STRUCK TAXI LIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE OF TAXIWAY A, WITH LEFT PROP. PILOT WAS COUNSELED.