20220813014509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Martinsburg, WV · August 13, 2022

Date
August 13, 2022 · 21:45 local
Place
Martinsburg, WV
Airport
Eastern Wv Regional Airport/Sh
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N250BT
Reported as
Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
880 total246 in this make and model26 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.

The pilot filed an IFR flight plan from klns to kmrb in order to practice the RNAV 26 approach.

After landing at 21:13 (EDT, according to the foreflight track log), the pilot taxied half way down runway 26 to taxiway b, crossing taxiway e and onto the apron outside mrb aviation, the local FBO.

Both the FBO was closed, and the kmrb tower, the pilot parked on the apron without shutting off the engine.

Prior to taxiing, the pilot re-lit the runway and taxi lights using the CTAF frequency. Completed his normal taxi checklist to turn on the taxi lights, check for obstacles, release the parking brake, and then proceed with 1000 rpms. After he proceeded to taxi, the propeller and engine both stopped, as did the forward motion of the airplane. The pilot ran the airplane into a ditch and ground the propeller causing a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KLNS TO KMRB IN ORDER TO PRACTICE THE RNAV 26 APPROACH.

AFTER LANDING AT 21:13 (EDT, ACCORDING TO THE FOREFLIGHT TRACK LOG), THE PILOT TAXIED HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY 26 TO TAXIWAY B, CROSSING TAXIWAY E AND ONTO THE APRON OUTSIDE MRB AVIATION, THE LOCAL FBO.

BOTH THE FBO WAS CLOSED, AND THE KMRB TOWER, THE PILOT PARKED ON THE APRON WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE.

PRIOR TO TAXIING, THE PILOT RE-LIT THE RUNWAY AND TAXI LIGHTS USING THE CTAF FREQUENCY. COMPLETED HIS NORMAL TAXI CHECKLIST TO TURN ON THE TAXI LIGHTS, CHECK FOR OBSTACLES, RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE, AND THEN PROCEED WITH 1000 RPMS. AFTER HE PROCEEDED TO TAXI, THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE BOTH STOPPED, AS DID THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT RAN THE AIRPLANE INTO A DITCH AND GROUND THE PROPELLER CAUSING A PROP STRIKE.