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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Portland, OR · March 14, 2011

Date
March 14, 2011 · 13:55 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland International.
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N777MP
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,151 total122 in this make and model122 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During pre takeoff taxi, aircraft came in contact with snow marker on airport service road. Pilot reported that right brake stuck during taxi. Maintenance crew unable to duplicate problem. Right hand propeller damaged in event. Operator opted to replace engine and propeller. No further damage to aircraft reported.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PRE TAKEOFF TAXI, AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH SNOW MARKER ON AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD. PILOT REPORTED THAT RIGHT BRAKE STUCK DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE CREW UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. RIGHT HAND PROPELLER DAMAGED IN EVENT. OPERATOR OPTED TO REPLACE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT REPORTED.