ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311888
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 2021 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: | Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | California Highway Patrol |
| Registration: | N881HP |
| MSN: | T20608234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15157 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Apple Valley, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Apple Valley, CA |
| Apple Valley, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while taxiing the airplane from the ramp to the runway in nighttime conditions he noted the location of the two sets of taxiway lights that indicate the location of the ramp entrance to taxiway alpha. The pilot then reached down to configure the radio and when he looked back outside to the left, he saw one row of two blue taxiway lights, however he did not see the other set of taxiway lights to the left of the set he initially saw and believed that what he saw was the first row (north side). He immediately applied left rudder input to turn but the airplane suddenly stopped, as the airplane had exited the taxiway ramp and impacted a drainage culvert. The aft section of the fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's distraction due to adjusting the radio while taxing at night, which resulted in a taxiway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA240
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2023 05:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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