Accident Beechcraft A36 N6034X, Wednesday 5 May 1999

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Date:	Wednesday 5 May 1999
Time:	19:50 LT
Type:	Beechcraft A36
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N6034X
MSN:	E-1477
Year of manufacture:	1979
Total airframe hrs:	4931 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-BB
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	San Diego, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Riverside, CA (KRAL)
Destination airport:	(KSAN)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot landed at dusk and made a 90-degree turn off the runway onto a taxiway. Thereafter, while proceeding at less than 5 miles per hour, he again turned right, entered an oval area short of the desired taxiway, and collided with a runway sign. The pilot indicated to responding officials that the collision occurred while he was looking at instruments.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout while taxiing resulting in the aircraft's colliding with a runway sign. Contributing factors were dusk light conditions, the sign, and the pilot's diverting his attention to aircraft instrumentation during taxi.

Accident investigation: