# Incident 19970116002229I: Beech TC45J, Springfield, MO, January 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1997, 05:55 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45861, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45861-2018-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116002229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT HAD JUST REPOSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT FROM PTS TO SGF. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, HE TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY F, THEN ONTO TAXIWAY D. DURING THIS TURN, THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE TAXIWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER AS HE MADE THIS TURN. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N45861 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890306010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306010479A), Mar 6, 1989: Beech TC45J (N45861), Johnstown, PA, Substantial damage. Slid off snow covered runway after landing in a strong crosswind. Side load collapsed the nose gear.

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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