20240102000149I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · North American T-28B · Kissimmee, FL · January 2, 2024

Date
January 2, 2024 · 14:11 local
Place
Kissimmee, FL
Airport
Kissimmee Gateway
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N105SF
Reported as
North American T-28B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,721 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On January 2, 2024, pilot landed at kism runway 33, and was instructed by ATC to turn right at taxiway A2. Pilot's ground speed was too high to make the turn correctly, causing the turn to go wide and pilot came to a stop with the nose gear off the runway/taxiway and into the grass. Pilot contacted ATC to exit the aircraft and inspect the aircraft; ATC approved the request. Two ground crew members working nearby witnessing the incident approached the pilot to offer assistance after the engine had been shut down. Pilot stated no damage to aircraft or airport, however an airport light was in proximity to the propeller, and rather than start up and attempt to hard turn around the light to avoid it, made the safety decision to push the aircraft back instead. The pilot and 2 ground crew members were unable to push back the aircraft due to its weight, so 3 more ground crew members working at a nearby ramp were called over. Between the 6 of them they were able to safely push the aircraft back FAR enough to avoid any possibility of a collision hazard. From there he was able to start up his engine and continue taxiing to park without incident. No injuries, damages to aircraft or airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 2, 2024, PILOT LANDED AT KISM RUNWAY 33, AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO TURN RIGHT AT TAXIWAY A2. PILOT'S GROUND SPEED WAS TOO HIGH TO MAKE THE TURN CORRECTLY, CAUSING THE TURN TO GO WIDE AND PILOT CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. PILOT CONTACTED ATC TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT; ATC APPROVED THE REQUEST. TWO GROUND CREW MEMBERS WORKING NEARBY WITNESSING THE INCIDENT APPROACHED THE PILOT TO OFFER ASSISTANCE AFTER THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN. PILOT STATED NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT, HOWEVER AN AIRPORT LIGHT WAS IN PROXIMITY TO THE PROPELLER, AND RATHER THAN START UP AND ATTEMPT TO HARD TURN AROUND THE LIGHT TO AVOID IT, MADE THE SAFETY DECISION TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT BACK INSTEAD. THE PILOT AND 2 GROUND CREW MEMBERS WERE UNABLE TO PUSH BACK THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ITS WEIGHT, SO 3 MORE GROUND CREW MEMBERS WORKING AT A NEARBY RAMP WERE CALLED OVER. BETWEEN THE 6 OF THEM THEY WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PUSH THE AIRCRAFT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY OF A COLLISION HAZARD. FROM THERE HE WAS ABLE TO START UP HIS ENGINE AND CONTINUE TAXIING TO PARK WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES, DAMAGES TO AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT.