What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 9, 2022, at approximately 2050 central daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N52908, turned off the taxiway into a ditch near the approach end of runway 19 at Pecan Plantation Airport (0TX1). The pilot was repositioning the aircraft from tradewind airport (tdw) in amarillo Texas to Pecan Plantation Airport (0TX1). After landing, the pilot made a full stop taxi back to the approach end of 19. The pilot made a right turn off the runway onto a turnaround then proceeded to leave the paved area and taxi across a grassy area to a hangar approximately 400 yards ahead of his position. The pilot did not see the ditch on the right side of the turnaround because it was dark and not well lit. The propeller struck the wall of a concrete drain while the right main and nose mounts went into the ditch. The pilot exited the aircraft uninjured. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
METAR kgdj 090240Z auto 00000KT 10SM clr 08/M01 A3015 rmk AO2
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 9, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N52908, TURNED OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO A DITCH NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19 AT PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1). THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW) IN AMARILLO TEXAS TO PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1). AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT MADE A FULL STOP TAXI BACK TO THE APPROACH END OF 19. THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO A TURNAROUND THEN PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE PAVED AREA AND TAXI ACROSS A GRASSY AREA TO A HANGAR APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS AHEAD OF HIS POSITION. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TURNAROUND BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND NOT WELL LIT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE WALL OF A CONCRETE DRAIN WHILE THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE MOUNTS WENT INTO THE DITCH. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
METAR KGDJ 090240Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3015 RMK AO2
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