What happened
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(-23) INM0720000016 on 01-25-2000, at approximately 2120 MST, N159WA, a fairchild SA226TC, piloted by Mr. Michael jackson certificate 564027934, operated by western air express (qtva), landed on runway 34. The aircraft turned on taxi way q eastbound. Shortly after entering taxi way q the pilot stated he was confused and couldn't see the taxi way clearly. The SIC, damon irons, called out the right gear was in the dirt, a slight sound was heard and the PIC, michael jackson, steered the aircraft back on taxi way q. the aircraft taxied to hudson general where damage to the propeller was discovered. The PIC contacted western air express chief pilot t.c. gilkison whom he thought would handle the incident. Neither the FAA nor the Salt Lake City International Airport was notified. An investigation the following day revealed that a runway light and plastic delineator (snow removal marker) had been destroyed. The observations from the slc ASOS showed the visibility at 1/2 mile, fog, patched of fog, and mist. The PIC stated the runway was dry.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INM0720000016 ON 01-25-2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 2120 MST, N159WA, A FAIRCHILD SA226TC, PILOTED BY MR. MICHAEL JACKSON CERTIFICATE 564027934, OPERATED BY WESTERN AIR EXPRESS (QTVA), LANDED ON RUNWAY 34. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ON TAXI WAY Q EASTBOUND. SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING TAXI WAY Q THE PILOT STATED HE WAS CONFUSED AND COULDN'T SEE THE TAXI WAY CLEARLY. THE SIC, DAMON IRONS, CALLED OUT THE RIGHT GEAR WAS IN THE DIRT, A SLIGHT SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE PIC, MICHAEL JACKSON, STEERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON TAXI WAY Q. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO HUDSON GENERAL WHERE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS DISCOVERED. THE PIC CONTACTED WESTERN AIR EXPRESS CHIEF PILOT T.C. GILKISON WHOM HE THOUGHT WOULD HANDLE THE INCIDENT. NEITHER THE FAA NOR THE SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS NOTIFIED. AN INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING DAY REVEALED THAT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND PLASTIC DELINEATOR (SNOW REMOVAL MARKER) HAD BEEN DESTROYED. THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SLC ASOS SHOWED THE VISIBILITY AT 1/2 MILE, FOG, PATCHED OF FOG, AND MIST. THE PIC STATED THE RUNWAY WAS DRY.
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