# Incident 20080508840289I: Beech E90, Norfolk, VA, May 8, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2008, 16:15 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIDA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48TA-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080508840289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED AND WAS TAXIING ON THE RAMP FOR PARKING.  DURING THE RAMP TAXI, THE PILOT NEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN TO POSITION THE AIRPLANE FOR PARKING AND DEPLANING OF PASSENGERS.  AS THE RIGHT HAND TURN WAS MADE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE RAMP, LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A FENCE POLE CREATING DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AREA.  A LINE MAIN WAS NOT BEING USED.

## Other reports on N48TA (2)

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

- [Accident 20170613010899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170613010899A), Jun 13, 2017: Beech E-90 (N48TA), Ruidoso, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 6/13/2017, at approximately 2210 mountain time, a Beechcraft E-90 king air aircraft bearing registration number N48TA registered to , king industries…
- [Accident 20040108000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040108000159A), Jan 8, 2004: Beech E90 (N48TA), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 8, 2004, about 1427 central standard time, a Beech E-90, N48TA, operated by tidewater aero, sustained substantial damage when the cabin door…

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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