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FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Long Beach, CA · July 22, 2009

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Date
July 22, 2009 · 11:30 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N127AT
Reported as
Piper PA44180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total120 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N127ATRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496035 · Built 2000Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and passenger had filed a flight plan to depart klgb airport, during taxi, pilot in command made left turn and struck an orange marking cone causing damage to the left propeller. During the interview with pilot and passenger, the passenger indicated he had moved the marking cone away fromt the propeller area and the pilot indicated he could ot see the cone as it was obstructed by the engine nacelle during taxi.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD FILED A FLIGHT PLAN TO DEPART KLGB AIRPORT, DURING TAXI, PILOT IN COMMAND MADE LEFT TURN AND STRUCK AN ORANGE MARKING CONE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER. DURING THE INTERVIEW WITH PILOT AND PASSENGER, THE PASSENGER INDICATED HE HAD MOVED THE MARKING CONE AWAY FROMT THE PROPELLER AREA AND THE PILOT INDICATED HE COULD OT SEE THE CONE AS IT WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE ENGINE NACELLE DURING TAXI.