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FAA incident report · Beech B90 · Moline, IL · January 6, 1994

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Date
January 6, 1994 · 09:00 local
Place
Moline, IL
Airport
Quad-City
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9711B
Reported as
Beech B90
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: on January 6, 1994, at approximately 0900 CST, a Beech king air, N9711B, sustained minor damage to two of the aircraft's propeller blades while taxiing to the ramp area after landing at the Moline airport, Moline, IL. The pilot was unaware of the prop damage until he was notified by line personnel after the engines had stopped. The flight was conducted under FAR part 135 and was being operated by Oklahoma executive jet charter. According to the pilot, he landed while it was snowing and snow removal operations were in progress. The pilot stated he did not notice when or what the propeller hit and did not feel any vibration. The pilot stated he believes the propeller blades hit a berm of ice or other obstruction hidden by snow on the taxiway. Investigation revealed the airport had been undergoing some construction work in areas adjacent to the taxiways and runways. After the incident an attempt was made by ground personnel to locate the exact place and object the propeller struck but it could not be determined. The pilot and six passengers reported no injuries. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 6, 1994, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CST, A BEECH KING AIR, N9711B, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO TWO OF THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER BLADES WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AREA AFTER LANDING AT THE MOLINE AIRPORT, MOLINE, IL. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROP DAMAGE UNTIL HE WAS NOTIFIED BY LINE PERSONNEL AFTER THE ENGINES HAD STOPPED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 135 AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY OKLAHOMA EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LANDED WHILE IT WAS SNOWING AND SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS WERE IN PROGRESS. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT NOTICE WHEN OR WHAT THE PROPELLER HIT AND DID NOT FEEL ANY VIBRATION. THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVES THE PROPELLER BLADES HIT A BERM OF ICE OR OTHER OBSTRUCTION HIDDEN BY SNOW ON THE TAXIWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRPORT HAD BEEN UNDERGOING SOME CONSTRUCTION WORK IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAYS AND RUNWAYS. AFTER THE INCIDENT AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY GROUND PERSONNEL TO LOCATE THE EXACT PLACE AND OBJECT THE PROPELLER STRUCK BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.