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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Phoenix, AZ · August 10, 2008

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Date
August 10, 2008 · 11:00 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8003R
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
412 total3 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N8003RRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2558 · Built 1990Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The subject aircraft landed at phx and taxied to the parking area at cutter aviation, following the "follow me" vehicle. Following engine shut down, the line attendant asked the occupants if any services would be needed. The occupants responded in the negative and the line attendant left the aircraft. The occupants then exited the aircraft. The occupants retrieved water from the baggage compartment and then re-entered the aircraft. Following engine start, the aircraft taxied for departure. Prior to departure, it was observed that the propeller would not cycle properly. The aircraft returned to cutter where it was found that the aircraft had taxied over an orange parking cone that had been placed in front of the aircraft. Striking the cone damaged the prop and engine requiring the prop and engine to be removed for further action iaw manufacturer's guidance. The cone had not been discovered prior to taxi because neither pilot had performed an adequate walk-around pre-flight inspection of the aircraft prior to departure. Attached are statements from both pilots and the aircraft owner as well as an employee of cutter aviation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PHX AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA AT CUTTER AVIATION, FOLLOWING THE "FOLLOW ME" VEHICLE. FOLLOWING ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE LINE ATTENDANT ASKED THE OCCUPANTS IF ANY SERVICES WOULD BE NEEDED. THE OCCUPANTS RESPONDED IN THE NEGATIVE AND THE LINE ATTENDANT LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE OCCUPANTS THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE OCCUPANTS RETRIEVED WATER FROM THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND THEN RE-ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING ENGINE START, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED FOR DEPARTURE. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT CYCLE PROPERLY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CUTTER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAXIED OVER AN ORANGE PARKING CONE THAT HAD BEEN PLACED IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. STRIKING THE CONE DAMAGED THE PROP AND ENGINE REQUIRING THE PROP AND ENGINE TO BE REMOVED FOR FURTHER ACTION IAW MANUFACTURER'S GUIDANCE. THE CONE HAD NOT BEEN DISCOVERED PRIOR TO TAXI BECAUSE NEITHER PILOT HAD PERFORMED AN ADEQUATE WALK-AROUND PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ATTACHED ARE STATEMENTS FROM BOTH PILOTS AND THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AS WELL AS AN EMPLOYEE OF CUTTER AVIATION.