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ANC12CA048

2012-06-06 · Platinum, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PAPM

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot inadvertently taxied the airplane into a ditch.

Factual narrative

The pilot was taxiing the airplane through an unmarked ramp area to an adjacent taxiway when he inadvertently taxied into a ditch, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the operator stated that the accident could have been prevented had the ramp and taxiway edges been marked with lights or cones. The pilot was taxiing the airplane through an unmarked ramp area to an adjacent taxiway when he inadvertently taxied into a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing. The operator stated that the accident could have been prevented had the ramp and taxiway edges been marked with lights or cones. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot - C
  • — Environmental issues-Operating environment-Airport facilities/design-Taxiway markings/signage-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2012_ANC12CA048.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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