# Incident 20051129028009I: Piper PA42, Portland, OR, November 29, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2005, 19:05 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GBBA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977XT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977XT-2014-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-42 (registry code 7104202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 61541, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA42
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 40 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051129028009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 28R, PILOT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO PARKING VIA A-5 & A. HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE RUNWAY GUARD LIGHT WITH THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR ON THE TAXI CENTERLINE. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX. TIME OF INCIDENT - 1905 PST.

## Other reports on N977XT (1)

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

- [Incident 20050919023619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050919023619I), Sep 19, 2005: Piper PA42 (N977XT), John Day, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed on runway 35. Winds were out of the north @13KTS. After landing, the pilot said he experienced a right brake failure, causing the aircraft…

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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