ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362118
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1993 |
| Time: | 02:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B100 |
| Owner/operator: | Roche Biomedical Lab. Inc. |
| Registration: | N130AT |
| MSN: | BE-88 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13831 hours |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE 331-6-252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clarksburg, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Columbus, OH (KOSU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE AND TRIED TO FIND HIS DESTINATION FIXED BASE OPERATOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT BECAUSE IT WAS SO EARLY IN THE MORNING AND DARK, NO ONE WAS THERE TO ASSIST HIM TO THE APPROPRIATE RAMP, AND THE BUILDINGS WERE NOT IDENTIFIABLE. HE STATED HE TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO SEVERAL WRONG RAMP AREAS AND THE LAST AREA DEAD ENDED WITH HANGARS ON BOTH SIDES. HE STATED HE BACKED UP THE AIRPLANE, IN REVERSE, AND STARTED TO TURN THE AIRPLANE. UNBEKNOWNST TO THE PILOT, DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT ELEVATOR STRUCK A HANGAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT NOTED UNTIL THE PILOT DISEMBARKED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WROTE IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS SECTION OF HIS ACCIDENT REPORT, 'UPON LANDING AT ANY UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT GO TO THE NEAREST GROUND PERSONNEL TO GET DIRECTIONS TO THE DESTINATION ON THE AIRPORT...IF IN A TIGHT TAXI SITUATION STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND GET ASSISTANCE.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE HANGAR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93LA069
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 17:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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