# Incident 19990302001919I: Piper PA23250, Peoria, IL, March 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QGKA
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54757, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54757) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 420 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990302001919I

## Narrative

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

(FROM TTY) GAILFORCE CORPORATION AIR TAXI WAS TAXIING ON THE BYERLY RAMP WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT ENGINE PROPELLERS STRUCK A MOBILE HELICOPTER PAD, THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  (FROM FORM 23)  THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LOADING CARGO ONBOARD N54757 AT APPROX. 7PM, HE STARTED THE AIRPLANE AND RECEIVED HIS IFR CLEARANCE FROM PEORIA ATCT.  THE TOWER CLEARED HIM TO TAXI.  AS HE STARTED TO MOVE FROM HIS TIE DOWN, HE STARTED TO TURN LEFT SO AS TO LEAVE THE RAMP TOWARD THE RUNWAY.  ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HE FELT THE AIRPLANE HIT SOMETHING.  HE SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND EXITED.  ONCE OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, HE OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER HAD CONTACTED A MOVEABLE HELIPAD THAT HAD BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE AIRPLANE TIE DOWN AREA.  THIS MOVEABLE HELIPAD IS APPROX. ONE FOOT HIGH AND EIGHT FEET SQUARE.  HE NEVER SAW THIS HELIPAD UNTIL EXITING THE AIRPLANE.  ON THIS DIMLY LIT RAMP IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OTHER PARKED AIRPLANES SAY NOTHING OF THE NON-LIGHTED HELIPAD.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AMOUNTED TO BOTH PROPELLER BLADES OF THE RIGHT ENGINE.  AFTER THE COLLISION HE NOTIFIED THE AUTHORITIES, HIS COMPANY AND CANCELED THE FLIGHT.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N54757 (2)

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

- [Incident 19981028041579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981028041579I), Oct 28, 1998: Piper PA23250 (N54757), Decatur, IL. (-5) While on a part 135 cargo flight to Decatur, IL (dec), preparing for the landing the pilot selected the fullest tanks. A short time later, while on…
- [Incident 19920805033549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805033549I), Aug 5, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N54757), Cedar Rapids, IA. Right main tire went flat on landing rollout.

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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