What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
In a statement from the PIC, "we canceled IFR in the air once we had the airport in sight, landed on runway 23 and exited on
The third taxiway past the threshold. I asked privacy data omitted if she saw the fuel farm, which she did and pointed out. Taxiing NE, we took the first left taxiway. The blue taxi lights ended shortly after our turn. There were bright lights shining at us from the hangars directly ahead and from the FBO. Additionally, we saw a lit up helipad to our right. The bright lights shining through the dirty windscreen created a significant glare on the front windscreen. We believed we were on the ramp and turned towards the fuel farm. The throttle was barely above idle when we unintentionally crossed into the grass. I felt the surface change, pulled
Back on the yoke and applied brakes. The plane dipped and then came to a stop tilted up and leaning left. I pulled the mixture, we shut off switches, mags, and fuel and exited the airplane.
It wasn’t until we opened the door that we fully realized we had crossed onto the grass and slid into a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PIC, "WE CANCELED IFR IN THE AIR ONCE WE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT, LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND EXITED ON
THE THIRD TAXIWAY PAST THE THRESHOLD. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IF SHE SAW THE FUEL FARM, WHICH SHE DID AND POINTED OUT. TAXIING NE, WE TOOK THE FIRST LEFT TAXIWAY. THE BLUE TAXI LIGHTS ENDED SHORTLY AFTER OUR TURN. THERE WERE BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINING AT US FROM THE HANGARS DIRECTLY AHEAD AND FROM THE FBO. ADDITIONALLY, WE SAW A LIT UP HELIPAD TO OUR RIGHT. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINING THROUGH THE DIRTY WINDSCREEN CREATED A SIGNIFICANT GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSCREEN. WE BELIEVED WE WERE ON THE RAMP AND TURNED TOWARDS THE FUEL FARM. THE THROTTLE WAS BARELY ABOVE IDLE WHEN WE UNINTENTIONALLY CROSSED INTO THE GRASS. I FELT THE SURFACE CHANGE, PULLED
BACK ON THE YOKE AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE PLANE DIPPED AND THEN CAME TO A STOP TILTED UP AND LEANING LEFT. I PULLED THE MIXTURE, WE SHUT OFF SWITCHES, MAGS, AND FUEL AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE.
IT WASN’T UNTIL WE OPENED THE DOOR THAT WE FULLY REALIZED WE HAD CROSSED ONTO THE GRASS AND SLID INTO A DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.