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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Salt Lake City, UT · February 27, 2003

Date: February 27, 2003 · 07:40 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HSYA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N754FX
Reported as: Cessna 208B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total2,000 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N754FXRegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0526 · Built 1996 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Flt 8762 from slc to id requested taxi instructions to rwy 16L slc. Allegro maintenance was towing a B-727 on taxiway hotel. Ground control west instructed 8762 to proceed without delay on the left side of the tugged aircraft & proceed to rwy 16L, 8762 aknowledged. 8762 struck 2 taxiway lights on taxiway hotel when passing the B-727. 8762 was unaware that he struck the taxiway lights and continued his flt to ida. Over pocatello, ID, ATC informed him of the damage to the taxiway lights and inquired if his aircraft was operating properly. He responded in the affirmative. Upon landing ida, a post flt inspection revealed a nick in the propeller blade and minor damage to the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLT 8762 FROM SLC TO ID REQUESTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 16L SLC. ALLEGRO MAINTENANCE WAS TOWING A B-727 ON TAXIWAY HOTEL. GROUND CONTROL WEST INSTRUCTED 8762 TO PROCEED WITHOUT DELAY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TUGGED AIRCRAFT & PROCEED TO RWY 16L, 8762 AKNOWLEDGED. 8762 STRUCK 2 TAXIWAY LIGHTS ON TAXIWAY HOTEL WHEN PASSING THE B-727. 8762 WAS UNAWARE THAT HE STRUCK THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND CONTINUED HIS FLT TO IDA. OVER POCATELLO, ID, ATC INFORMED HIM OF THE DAMAGE TO THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND INQUIRED IF HIS AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. HE RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. UPON LANDING IDA, A POST FLT INSPECTION REVEALED A NICK IN THE PROPELLER BLADE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR.