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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Columbia, SC · November 29, 2021

Date
November 29, 2021 · 14:45 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N136PC
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,636 total171 in this make and model16 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.

While exiting the parking ramp, ATC instructed the pilot to turn left onto taxiway delta. Due to the location of the taxiway sign the pilot mistook the vehicle road for the taxiway. During the turn the left wing struck a stop sign.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE EXITING THE PARKING RAMP, ATC INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY DELTA. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TAXIWAY SIGN THE PILOT MISTOOK THE VEHICLE ROAD FOR THE TAXIWAY. DURING THE TURN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STOP SIGN.