# Incident 20051116032699I: Cessna 208B, Charleston, WV, November 16, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2005, 21:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBAA
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717FX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717FX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051116032699I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT EXITED TAXIWAY B AT B1 AND MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN ON THE RAMP, A NON-MOVEMENT AREA FOR LOCAL ATC CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOBILE, HELICOPTER LANDING PLATFORM THAT WAS UNLIGHTED, NOT MARKED OFF BY ORANGE PYLONS NOR DID IT EVEN HAVE ANY REFLECTIVE TAPE ATTACHED. ADDITIONALLY, THIS HELICOPTER LANDING PLATFORM WAS PAINTED A DARK BLUE, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT, AND IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED BY THE AIRCRAFT TAXI LIGHTS, UNTIL AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TURN ONTO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE HELICOPTER LANDING PLATFORM CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WOODEN DECK OF THE PLATFORM AND CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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