19940104002409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3101 · Lancaster, PA · January 4, 1994

Date: January 4, 1994 · 13:30 local
Place: Lancaster, PA
Airport: Lancaster
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VNAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N838JS
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3101
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331*
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,100 total3,800 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after normal landing on rwy 08, tower cleared 4272 on taxiway c. while taxiing in heavy snow conditions, aircraft encountered snow ridge created by snow plow. Ridge was not visible until encountered due to low visibility. Taxied onto gate without further incident. On postflight crew noted both left and right propellers were bent. No further damage noted. Company mtc notified and both props removed and replaced. See attached service difficulty report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER NORMAL LANDING ON RWY 08, TOWER CLEARED 4272 ON TAXIWAY C. WHILE TAXIING IN HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SNOW RIDGE CREATED BY SNOW PLOW. RIDGE WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL ENCOUNTERED DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. TAXIED ONTO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON POSTFLIGHT CREW NOTED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS WERE BENT. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. COMPANY MTC NOTIFIED AND BOTH PROPS REMOVED AND REPLACED. SEE ATTACHED SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT.