# Incident 19990304019169I: Saab 340B, Minneapolis, MN, March 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1999, 13:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430XJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,900 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990304019169I

## Narrative

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

AFTER ENGINE START AND WAVE OFF THE PIC COMMENCED TAXIING WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A MARSHALLER OR WING WALKERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A PORTABLE LIGHT STANDARD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE ASSEMBLY OF THE RIGHT WING.

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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