# Incident 19981129041249I: Saab 340B, Miami, FL, November 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1998, 18:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N326AE-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,010 total, 2,225 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981129041249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 1998, AN AMERICAN EAGLE SAAB 340B, S/N 326, N326AE, ARRIVED AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 HR. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE RAMP PARKING AREA, THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE TAXI LIGHTS AS GROUND HANDLERS DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE PARKING SPOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON THE TAXI LINE, THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER CONTACTED A BELT LOADER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER, CAUSED OTHER MINOR PUNCTURES IN THE FUSELAGE, BROKE THE RIGHT WING ROOT LIGHT LENS, AND DAMAGED THE TWO LOWER COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS. AIRCRAFT TAXI PROCEDURES AREA BEING REWRITTEN TO BE MORE STANDARDIZED AND RESTRICTIVE, REEMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON PROPER POSITIONING OF GROUND EQUIPMENT IN DESIGNATED AREAS AND AT THE GATES. ADDITIONALLY, GROUND EQUIPMENT IS TO BE IDENTIFIED WITH SOME FORM OF REFLECTIVE MATERIAL.

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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