- Date
- April 15, 1986, 21:15 local (Apr 16, 1986, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Borinquen, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9194HCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860415044289A
- Case key
- 31602
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that after completing a local flt he landed on the rwy and noticed that the taxiway lights were inoperative where he wished to taxi. When he taxied off the rwy the propeller and landing gear struck a concrete culvert that was resting next to an inoperative taxi light and an open manhole cover. No record of any NOTAM action regarding the inoperative lights was found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9194H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266007
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rafael Villanveva Mena
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BQN · Borinquen, PR
- Airport
- BQU · Borinquen, runway 8, 11,700 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 217 total · 160 in this make and model · 112 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BQN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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