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FAA incident report · Piaggio Ava P180 · Bentonville, AR · January 27, 2010

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Date
January 27, 2010 · 11:08 local
Place
Bentonville, AR
Airport
Nw Ar Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N408SF
Reported as
Piaggio Ava P180
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,520 total2,888 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N408SFRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2025 · Piaggio Aero Industries P180S/N 1137 · Built 2007Airframe modelPiaggio Aero Industries P180Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Information regarding N408SF propeller damage at northwest Arkansas regional airport (xna) on January 29, 2010.pilot in command: curtis k. schuermannratings held: ATP (MEL), commercial (sel), CFII, MEI, a&ptotal time:10,520LAST 90 days:80IN type:2888AIRCRAFT type:Piaggio avanti iibefore departing from kfty for kxna several phone calls were made to the tower assuring us the braking action was fair or better and the runway had been plowed. As we started the ILS to 34 we were again told the braking action was reported fair. Upon landing the aircraft started sliding side way's on ice. The flight crew found no braking action and no steering action due to ice. We were able to keep the aircraft on the runway but struck a runway light in the process. Unknown debris impacted two blades on the right propeller causing minor damage to both blades. No other damage was found. After regaining control of the aircraft and coming to a stop, and before exiting the runway, the parking brake was set and the brakes held. The aircraft was able to be moved with the brakes set and locked. We then informed the tower that braking action was nil and asked the time of the last report. The last report was taken at 1637Z and current time was 1714Z. We taxied the aircraft to the ramp and deplaned all passengers safely. During the post flight inspection was when the damage to the blades was found.

As the FAA filed it

INFORMATION REGARDING N408SF PROPELLER DAMAGE AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (XNA) ON JANUARY 29, 2010.PILOT IN COMMAND: CURTIS K. SCHUERMANNRATINGS HELD: ATP (MEL), COMMERCIAL (SEL), CFII, MEI, A&PTOTAL TIME:10,520LAST 90 DAYS:80IN TYPE:2888AIRCRAFT TYPE:PIAGGIO AVANTI IIBEFORE DEPARTING FROM KFTY FOR KXNA SEVERAL PHONE CALLS WERE MADE TO THE TOWER ASSURING US THE BRAKING ACTION WAS FAIR OR BETTER AND THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED. AS WE STARTED THE ILS TO 34 WE WERE AGAIN TOLD THE BRAKING ACTION WAS REPORTED FAIR. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING SIDE WAY'S ON ICE. THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND NO BRAKING ACTION AND NO STEERING ACTION DUE TO ICE. WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY BUT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT IN THE PROCESS. UNKNOWN DEBRIS IMPACTED TWO BLADES ON THE RIGHT PROPELLER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH BLADES. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMING TO A STOP, AND BEFORE EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET AND THE BRAKES HELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITH THE BRAKES SET AND LOCKED. WE THEN INFORMED THE TOWER THAT BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL AND ASKED THE TIME OF THE LAST REPORT. THE LAST REPORT WAS TAKEN AT 1637Z AND CURRENT TIME WAS 1714Z. WE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP AND DEPLANED ALL PASSENGERS SAFELY. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS WHEN THE DAMAGE TO THE BLADES WAS FOUND.