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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T207A · Trading Bay, AK · May 19, 2004

Date: May 19, 2004 · 14:30 local
Place: Trading Bay, AK
Airport: Trading Bay Production Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: XDKC
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N100PC
Reported as: Cessna T207A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total2,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N100PCRegistered now · Cessna T207AS/N 20700467 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna T207A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated after landing at Trading Bay was taxiing in to pick up passengers. A load of freight had come earlier and someone had left a plastic 55 gallon drum full of soap laying on its side in the middle of the taxiway. The taxiway has a blind spot and the drum was not visible to the pilot. He stated he would be much more vigilant in the future for the unexpected. Prop struck the drum and was bent. No other damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED AFTER LANDING AT TRADING BAY WAS TAXIING IN TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. A LOAD OF FREIGHT HAD COME EARLIER AND SOMEONE HAD LEFT A PLASTIC 55 GALLON DRUM FULL OF SOAP LAYING ON ITS SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE TAXIWAY HAS A BLIND SPOT AND THE DRUM WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE PILOT. HE STATED HE WOULD BE MUCH MORE VIGILANT IN THE FUTURE FOR THE UNEXPECTED. PROP STRUCK THE DRUM AND WAS BENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE.

Other reports on N100PC · 1

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

Accident 20010617036159APilotpoint, AK(-23) Just after lift off right wing of airplane hit a gantry that was parked next to the runway. The gantry impacted the right wing at about wing station 206. The wing tip and that portion of the wing outboard of wing station 206 was severed from the wing.…Jun 17, 2001 · No damage