- Date
- October 11, 1989, 20:28 local (Oct 12, 1989, 01:28 UTC)
- Place
- Addison, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N30263Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891011039929A
- Case key
- 23062
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue the taxi during dark night conditions without taxiway lights, an operable landing light or, assistance from airport personnel.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot attempted to taxi to parking in dark night conditions without an operable landing light. The taxiway to the parking ramp was marked by reflectors only. The pilot misjudged his position and exited the hard surface, striking a fiberglass pole about 13 feet north of the taxiway. The wing spar was damaged when the main gear then settled into a ditch area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30263
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887275
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Joint Ventures, Inc.
- Registered owner
- American Joint Ventures, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- GJT · Grand Junction, CO
- Airport
- ADS · Dallas Addison
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,520 total · 950 in this make and model · 2,311 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.