Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Retractable Gear
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8; Flight Crew Total 1800; Flight Crew Type 250
Confusion; Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Excursion Taxiway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Airport
Ran into poorly marked drainage ditch following yellow taxi line and avoiding other aircraft. Unable to see ditch under the nose. Aircraft extracted with tug with no structural or control surface damage; only loss of an inoperative ADF antenna and bending of the tail tiedown. No prop strike. No injuries; pilot alone in the aircraft. Pilot's attention diverted by other aircraft. Incident avoidable by closer pilot attention but would also recommend a barrier or better marking system for a drainage ditch at the end of an apron and removal of the yellow taxi line (second aircraft in last 4-5 years to fall into the ditch).
Small aircraft pilot reported that during taxi he ran into a ditch at AVL.