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FAA incident report · Raythn G58RAYTHEON · Raleigh/Durham, NC · May 1, 2008

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Date
May 1, 2008 · 16:00 local
Place
Raleigh/Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N888BD
Reported as
Raythn G58RAYTHEON
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total5,000 in this make and model35 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) Aircraft was taxiing from t-hangar to general aviation ramp. There is a slight uphill incline and a grass island on the left side of the taxiway. Aircraft apparently drifted left while taxing with pilot talking to clearance delivery, ending up with the left main gear and nose gear in an erosion rut in the grass island. When operator attempted to increase power to taxi out of the rut and grass, back onto the taxiway, it appears that the nose gear jammed in the rut against the lip to the taxiway, then broke off and collapsed resulting in severe propeller impact damage. There are signs of propeller contact with the taxiway (right propeller) and with the grass (left propeller). Both nose landing gear doors bent and twisted along with linkages. Nose gear strut assembly is broken/snapped at the base of the nose strut at the fork. All 3 blades on right propeller are bent and damaged, two bent aft, one forward. All 3 blades of left propeller damaged: one blade bent aft and two slight tearing, scrapes and dents. Blade tips mud covered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FROM T-HANGAR TO GENERAL AVIATION RAMP. THERE IS A SLIGHT UPHILL INCLINE AND A GRASS ISLAND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY DRIFTED LEFT WHILE TAXING WITH PILOT TALKING TO CLEARANCE DELIVERY, ENDING UP WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR IN AN EROSION RUT IN THE GRASS ISLAND. WHEN OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE POWER TO TAXI OUT OF THE RUT AND GRASS, BACK ONTO THE TAXIWAY, IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE GEAR JAMMED IN THE RUT AGAINST THE LIP TO THE TAXIWAY, THEN BROKE OFF AND COLLAPSED RESULTING IN SEVERE PROPELLER IMPACT DAMAGE. THERE ARE SIGNS OF PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY (RIGHT PROPELLER) AND WITH THE GRASS (LEFT PROPELLER). BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS BENT AND TWISTED ALONG WITH LINKAGES. NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN/SNAPPED AT THE BASE OF THE NOSE STRUT AT THE FORK. ALL 3 BLADES ON RIGHT PROPELLER ARE BENT AND DAMAGED, TWO BENT AFT, ONE FORWARD. ALL 3 BLADES OF LEFT PROPELLER DAMAGED: ONE BLADE BENT AFT AND TWO SLIGHT TEARING, SCRAPES AND DENTS. BLADE TIPS MUD COVERED.