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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Norfolk, VA · April 29, 2005

Date: April 29, 2005 · 08:15 local
Place: Norfolk, VA
Airport: Norfolk International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: X6PA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N350RC
Reported as: Cessna 402C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total120 in this make and model120 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) The pilot was taxiing the aircraft to parking following a cargo trip. Upon reaching a point where the taxiway makes a right turn, the pilot saw another aircraft being run-up. Markings and a lack of signage indicated that the taxiway also continued straight ahead; however, it was not a continuation of the taxiway but a service road. Continuing straight ahead, the aircraft struck an unused utility pole with the left wingtip. Damage to the aircraft was minor, and there were no injuries or damage to airport property. The Washington ado was notified of the "signage" issue.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT TO PARKING FOLLOWING A CARGO TRIP. UPON REACHING A POINT WHERE THE TAXIWAY MAKES A RIGHT TURN, THE PILOT SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT BEING RUN-UP. MARKINGS AND A LACK OF SIGNAGE INDICATED THAT THE TAXIWAY ALSO CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT A CONTINUATION OF THE TAXIWAY BUT A SERVICE ROAD. CONTINUING STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNUSED UTILITY POLE WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE WASHINGTON ADO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE "SIGNAGE" ISSUE.