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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Ankeny, IA · December 9, 2008

Date: December 9, 2008 · 17:00 local
Place: Ankeny, IA
Airport: Ankeny Regional
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: X1AA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N328DB
Reported as: Piper PA31325
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,030 total79 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N328DBRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7712026 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was taxiing on icy taxiway and attempted to turn on the taxiway. While attempting to turn, the left wheel left the taxiway and then came back on the taxiway. Pilot was not aware of any problems and continued taxiing and departed. On arrival at cedar rapids, IA airport, pilot inspected the propeller and discovered damage to the left propeller. Aircraft was grounded until maintenance inspected the aircraft, replaced the propeller, and flew the aircraft back to Ankeny, IA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING ON ICY TAXIWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE TAXIWAY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE LEFT WHEEL LEFT THE TAXIWAY AND THEN CAME BACK ON THE TAXIWAY. PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND CONTINUED TAXIING AND DEPARTED. ON ARRIVAL AT CEDAR RAPIDS, IA AIRPORT, PILOT INSPECTED THE PROPELLER AND DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED UNTIL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, REPLACED THE PROPELLER, AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ANKENY, IA.