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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Gainesville, FL · August 29, 2021

Date: August 29, 2021 · 22:26 local
Place: Gainesville, FL
Airport: Gainesville Regional
Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7742J
Reported as: Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,025 total1,800 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N7742JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-1146 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman was in the runup area of his home airport. He was running up at night on an IFR flight plan. Conditions were VMC. Airman stated that he got confused with the taxi light and the lights around the run up area for some reason. Airman attempted to leave the runup area and inadvertently taxied into the grass. Aircraft was towed from the grass area with no damage to aircraft. Airman sustained no injuries. Airplane was towed back to airmans hangar.

It has been determined that the airman is eligible for compliance counseling.

Counseling conducted byprivacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS IN THE RUNUP AREA OF HIS HOME AIRPORT. HE WAS RUNNING UP AT NIGHT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. CONDITIONS WERE VMC. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE GOT CONFUSED WITH THE TAXI LIGHT AND THE LIGHTS AROUND THE RUN UP AREA FOR SOME REASON. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE THE RUNUP AREA AND INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE GRASS AREA WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AIRPLANE WAS TOWED BACK TO AIRMANS HANGAR.

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE AIRMAN IS ELIGIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COUNSELING.

COUNSELING CONDUCTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.