ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298344
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| Date: | Sunday 28 October 2001 |
| Time: | 18:27 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N24697 |
| MSN: | M-1424 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2980 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-144G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ATHENS, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Athens Airport, GA (AHN/KAHN) |
| Dawson, GA (16J) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed the airplane, taxied to the fixed base operator, and shut down the engine. About 40 minutes later he re-started the engine, and started to taxi to runway 27. This was his first time at this airport, he landed during daylight and taxied for takeoff during darkness. The pilot was cleared to the hold short of runway 27, prior to getting clearance for takeoff. After getting clearance for takeoff, the PIC turned to the right placing him on a parallel taxiway that leads to runway 27, and immediately went to full power, unaware that he was on the taxiway and not on runway 27. The tower made several attempts to stop the pilot before the airplane crossed the approach end of runway 27. After departing the hard surface the airplane went into a grassy area, down a 40 foot drop off, coming to rest inverted. The pilot admitted to have erred in judgment causing this accident. The pilot received his private pilot rating April 2001. He had a total of 117 hours in all aircraft, of which 8 hours were of night operations.
Probable Cause: the pilot misjudged the ailment of the airplane on the active runway, inadvertently taking off from a parallel taxiway, and subsequently departing the hard surface into a 40 foot drop off. A factor in this accident was a dark night, and the pilot's total experience in night operations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA02LA013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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