ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355328
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1997 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2280R |
| MSN: | 210-0430 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5412 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avra Valley, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sierra Vista, AZ (KFHU) |
| La Cholla, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he had a total electrical failure while en route to his destination. He decided to land at an uncontrolled airport that had a lighted runway instead of his usual destination. The landing was made uneventfully, but during the taxi to the ramp area the pilot misjudged his position on the unlighted taxiway and ran off the taxiway into a large drainage ditch. The ditch was not marked, nor was it mentioned in the airport remarks in the Airport Facility Directory or in the NOTAMS. The ditch was estimated to have a depth of approximately 3-4 feet below the surface of the runway, with an estimated slope in excess of 35 degrees. A postaccident examination of the electrical system did not identify the problem other than it was noted that one cell of the battery only charged to 50 percent. Examination of the taxiway found skid marks just prior to the aircraft departing the paved surface of the taxiway. The pilot told investigators that he was unfamiliar with the layout of this airport.
Probable Cause: The pilot became lost/disoriented during his taxiing into the ramp area. Factors in the accident were the lack of taxiway lights, the pilot's lack of familiarity with the layout of the airport, and the airport operator's failure to either identify the drainage ditch in the airport/facility guide or to mark the ditch with signs.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA312
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 10:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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