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FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Fort Worth, TX · February 18, 2011

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Date
February 18, 2011 · 23:00 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N988DM
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,562 total783 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N988DMRegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A1244 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 340AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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This incident occured Friday evening February 18th around 2300 hours at Fort Worth alliance airport. The pilot requested assistance to taxi to the runway. The taxiway centerline lights were not turned on. The pilot taxied the twin engine Cessna 340 to the intersection of taxiway a and taxiway h. the visibility was not restricted. The pilot was using only the nose gear taxi light and the landing lights were turned off. When the pilot turned the aircraft onto taxiway h the left propeller and tire impacted the taxiway lights. This resulted in damage to the left propeller. The pilot conducted a normal run up on the aircraft and departed on an IFR flight plan. The pilot reported an unusual noise and decided to return to alliance airport and made a precautionary landing. After shut down the pilot noticed the damage to the left propeller. The pilot reported to the FAA inspector conducting the investigation that at least one of the taxiway lights were not working. My inspection revealed several lights in the general area were inoperative. With the taxiway centerline lights turned off the pilot taxied over the runway edge lights at the intersection of taxiways a and h. this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

THIS INCIDENT OCCURED FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 18TH AROUND 2300 HOURS AT FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO TAXI TO THE RUNWAY. THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE LIGHTS WERE NOT TURNED ON. THE PILOT TAXIED THE TWIN ENGINE CESSNA 340 TO THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY A AND TAXIWAY H. THE VISIBILITY WAS NOT RESTRICTED. THE PILOT WAS USING ONLY THE NOSE GEAR TAXI LIGHT AND THE LANDING LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF. WHEN THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO TAXIWAY H THE LEFT PROPELLER AND TIRE IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A NORMAL RUN UP ON THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO ALLIANCE AIRPORT AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AFTER SHUT DOWN THE PILOT NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. MY INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL LIGHTS IN THE GENERAL AREA WERE INOPERATIVE. WITH THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE LIGHTS TURNED OFF THE PILOT TAXIED OVER THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS A AND H. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.