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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B300 · Louisville, KY · June 10, 2003

Date: June 10, 2003 · 12:45 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1880C
Reported as: Beech B300
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total90 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While the second pilot copied FAA ATCT clearance info. The pilot initiated taxi operation in the parking area toward the taxiway. After traveling forward and to the right approximately 75 feet, (still in the parking area), the aircraft's nose wheel and left propeller struck a portable heli-pad, (helicopter landing pad). The heli-pad was unoccupied and was positioned in the parking area near the taxiway. There were no injuries to persons. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE THE SECOND PILOT COPIED FAA ATCT CLEARANCE INFO. THE PILOT INITIATED TAXI OPERATION IN THE PARKING AREA TOWARD THE TAXIWAY. AFTER TRAVELING FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET, (STILL IN THE PARKING AREA), THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL AND LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A PORTABLE HELI-PAD, (HELICOPTER LANDING PAD). THE HELI-PAD WAS UNOCCUPIED AND WAS POSITIONED IN THE PARKING AREA NEAR THE TAXIWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.