# Incident 19950311009529I: Doug DC3C, Nashville, TN, March 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1995, 05:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VPDA
- Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311009529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING ON THE CARGO RAMP (AN UNCONTROLLED AREA) FOR PARKING, N272R, A DC-3C, TURNED OFF HIS TAXI LIGHTS TO AVOID BLINDING THE GROUND MARSHALLER. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNED TO ALIGN FOR PARKING ON THE RAMP, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK AN UNLIGHTED LIGHT POLE LOCATED OFF THE PREPARED RAMP AREA, DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE DE-ICE BOOT AND THE LEADING EDGE SKIN.

## Other reports on N272R (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940810032829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810032829I), Aug 10, 1994: Doug DC3C (N272R), Buffalo, NY. Rough engine on climbout. Returned. Replaced cam and reduction gear. Front scavager pump.
- [Incident 19851127064419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127064419I), Nov 27, 1985: Doug DC3C (N272R), Syracuse, NY. Red unsafe light with gear extension on final. Go around accomplished. Gear handle not properly positioned.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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