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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Albuquerque, NM · April 10, 2008

Date: April 10, 2008 · 19:10 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Albuquerque International Sunport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: RNVA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N308PW
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,600 total550 in this make and model268 in the last 90 days

N308PWRegistration cancelled Sep 1, 2017 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B1274 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 04/10/08, at approximately 1910 MDT, N308PW, a Cessna CE-208-B, a carvan, was taxiing to parking at the Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The pilot became blinded by the sun and mistakenly identified a yellow concrete barrier as the taxi line. Pilot taxied aircraft onto barrier. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller and the cargo pod. No injuries to the crew of two or the eight passengers on board. The aircraft is operated by pacific wings d/b/a new Mexico airlines (RNVA022A) as a 14 CFR 135 scheduled commuter.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/10/08, AT APPROXIMATELY 1910 MDT, N308PW, A CESSNA CE-208-B, A CARVAN, WAS TAXIING TO PARKING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT BECAME BLINDED BY THE SUN AND MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED A YELLOW CONCRETE BARRIER AS THE TAXI LINE. PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT ONTO BARRIER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE CARGO POD. NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OF TWO OR THE EIGHT PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY PACIFIC WINGS D/B/A NEW MEXICO AIRLINES (RNVA022A) AS A 14 CFR 135 SCHEDULED COMMUTER.