19961224044549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Seattle, WA · December 24, 1996

Date
December 24, 1996 · 18:00 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GIWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14JN
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,189 total1,868 in this make and model42 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: upon clearing runway 34R, right engine propeller came in contact with taxiway light, half way up propeller blade. PIC stated that rainy conditions made it difficult seeing yellow taxiway line, and felt hurried by ATC to clear the runway. Did not see taxiway light on the right side of the aircraft from her position in the left seat.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON CLEARING RUNWAY 34R, RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH TAXIWAY LIGHT, HALF WAY UP PROPELLER BLADE. PIC STATED THAT RAINY CONDITIONS MADE IT DIFFICULT SEEING YELLOW TAXIWAY LINE, AND FELT HURRIED BY ATC TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY. DID NOT SEE TAXIWAY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM HER POSITION IN THE LEFT SEAT.