# Incident 19980907035219I: Beech 65A90, Galveston, TX, September 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1998, 20:00 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980907035219I

## Narrative

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

DURING MAINTENANCE TAXI, PILOT TAXIED INTO BARRIERS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGER, MAINTENANCE HAS BEGUN TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.  PILOT HAS ADMITTED HE SHOULD HAVE CHECKED NOTAMS PRIOR TO TAXI AND WILL DO SO IN THE FUTURE.

## Other reports on N270M (1)

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

- [Incident 20160826015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826015949I), Aug 26, 2016: Beech 65-A90 (N270M), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Waco, TX (act): N270M, BE9L, IFR act-gls, experienced electrical failure after departure and while returning to the airport received an unsafe gear indication.…

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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