# Incident 20081216856449I: Beech 300BEECH, West Palm Beac, FL, December 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beac, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RU3A
- Aircraft: N77, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 300 (registry code 1152930, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 300BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 10,200 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/20081216856449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS EST, N77, A BEECH 300, LANDED AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PBI.  AFTER TAXIING CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY ATC CLEARANCE WAS RECEIVED AND A TURN WAS INITIATED ONTO THE APPROPRIATE TAXI WAY.  THE TURN REQUIRED WAS ALMOST A REVERSAL OF DIRECTION AND PILOT NOT FLYING INFORMED THE PILOT AT CONTROLS TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE TAXIWAY.  BECAUSE HE REPEATED THIS INSTRUCTION, THE PILOT AT THE CONTROLS THOUGHT AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN WAS REQUIRED AND TURNED.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY AND THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED A TAXI WAY MARKING LIGHT.  THE IMPACT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE WHICH THE CREW NOTED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AT THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO).  PBI AIRPORT AUTHORITY WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N77 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100420031989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100420031989I), Apr 20, 2010: Beech 300 (N77), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landing on runway 26 at Fulton county airport at approximately 0226 EDT. Aircraft was traveling at approximately 40 knots during landing rollout…

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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