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FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Miami, FL · January 4, 1995

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Date
January 4, 1995 · 22:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N55LP
Reported as
Cessna 402C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520VB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,800 total3,000 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days
N55LPRegistered now · Cessna 402CS/N 402C0401 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 402CEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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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 4, 1995, about 22:00 p.m., Cessna 402C, N55LP, struck a taxiway light while taxiing on taxiway t. eastbound, at the Miami International Airport. N55LP continued taxiing to the signature ramp. According to ramp patrol, pilot roland wedenstrom did not report the damage until after arriving at the signature ramp. Ramp patrol interviewed the pilot and reported finding debris at taxiway t. the glass globe and light damage matched the propeller blade of N55LP. Ramp patrol finished their light check one hour prior to the strike and verified that all taxiway lights were operational at that time. The taxi lights are located approximately seven feet, clear of the hard surface taxi area. There was no construction around taxiway t. after contacting wedenstrom, he remembers striking something, and thought the propeller struck a temporary construction light. Wedenstrom claims his landing gear never rolled off the hard surface. Dade county personnel reported that the only tire tracks in the turf near the broken taxiway light were from a vehicle like a truck or car and not from an airplane. This case is closed 2/14/95.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 4, 1995, ABOUT 22:00 P.M., CESSNA 402C, N55LP, STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY T. EASTBOUND, AT THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. N55LP CONTINUED TAXIING TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP. ACCORDING TO RAMP PATROL, PILOT ROLAND WEDENSTROM DID NOT REPORT THE DAMAGE UNTIL AFTER ARRIVING AT THE SIGNATURE RAMP. RAMP PATROL INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND REPORTED FINDING DEBRIS AT TAXIWAY T. THE GLASS GLOBE AND LIGHT DAMAGE MATCHED THE PROPELLER BLADE OF N55LP. RAMP PATROL FINISHED THEIR LIGHT CHECK ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE STRIKE AND VERIFIED THAT ALL TAXIWAY LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL AT THAT TIME. THE TAXI LIGHTS ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FEET, CLEAR OF THE HARD SURFACE TAXI AREA. THERE WAS NO CONSTRUCTION AROUND TAXIWAY T. AFTER CONTACTING WEDENSTROM, HE REMEMBERS STRIKING SOMETHING, AND THOUGHT THE PROPELLER STRUCK A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LIGHT. WEDENSTROM CLAIMS HIS LANDING GEAR NEVER ROLLED OFF THE HARD SURFACE. DADE COUNTY PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE ONLY TIRE TRACKS IN THE TURF NEAR THE BROKEN TAXIWAY LIGHT WERE FROM A VEHICLE LIKE A TRUCK OR CAR AND NOT FROM AN AIRPLANE. THIS CASE IS CLOSED 2/14/95.