20221013018409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B-60 · Ardmore, OK · October 13, 2022

Date: October 13, 2022 · 15:00 local
Place: Ardmore, OK
Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2889W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA015
Reported as: Beech B-60
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,575 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2889WRegistered now · Beech B-60S/N P-249 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech B-60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was taxiing to the runway and there were construction vehicles on both sides of the taxiway. The pilot departed the centerline of the taxiway while trying to avoid a truck off of his left. The right wingtip of the aircraft struck a truck on the right side of the taxiway causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE RUNWAY AND THERE WERE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A TRUCK OFF OF HIS LEFT. THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportArdmore, OKThe pilot did not ensure adequate clearance from construction vehicles during taxi.Oct 13, 2022 · Substantial damage