Probable cause
The pilot’s improper navigation onto a vehicle service road while taxiing and his subsequent distraction while looking at an airport diagram, which led to the airplane impacting a fence post.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he was taxiing for takeoff when he inadvertently turned onto a vehicle service road instead of the taxiway as he was leaving the ramp area. He then looked down to review the airport diagram on his tablet. As he was reviewing the airport diagram while still taxiing, the left wing impacted a fence post. The airplane's nose then turned left, and the front of the airplane impacted a vehicle gate, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN16LA008 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 12, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Dallas, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beechcraft A36
- N-number
- N55674
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1990
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.