ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366917
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Date: | Friday 25 May 1990 |
Time: | 02:45 LT |
Type: | Beechcraft 18 |
Owner/operator: | Bruce Mcswiggan |
Registration: | N52A |
MSN: | BA-114 |
Engine model: | P&W R-985-E1C4 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | Anderson, SC -
United States of America
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Charlotte, NC (KCLT) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO PARK IN THE GRASSY AREA BEHIND THE PAVED PARKING RAMP. AS THE PILOT TRANSITIONED FROM THE PAVED TAXIWAY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLIDED WITH A CULVERT. THE COLLISION DAMAGED THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT'S VISION WAS REDUCED BECAUSE THE RAMP LIGHTS WERE NOT ON.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS A DARK, UNLIGHTED RAMP AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL90IA123 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90IA123
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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