ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173693
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 2004 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3820T |
| MSN: | 28R-30137 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | California City, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | California City, CA (L71) |
| Palomar, CA (QRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single-engine airplane encountered a ditch while taxiing for takeoff resulting in the collapse of the right main landing gear. The pilot stated that it was a dark night and he was relying on the landing light to help guide him down a taxiway parallel to the runway, as the airport was not equipped with taxiway edge lighting. While taxiing, the landing light suddenly turned off and he was unable to see his outside surroundings. The pilot inadvertently taxied off the left side of the taxiway, where the airplane encountered the ditch located in the dirt median. With the exception of the landing light, no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane were reported.
Probable Cause: the pilot's decision to continue taxiing during dark night conditions without an operable taxi/landing light or taxiway lights and his failure to maintain taxiway alignment. Contributing factors to the accident were the dark night light conditions, the failed landing light, and the lack of taxiway lights.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040205X00165&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2015 13:32 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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