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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B90 · Savannah, GA · May 12, 2012

Date: May 12, 2012 · 08:00 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Airport: Savannah-Hilton Head Island In
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N275LE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA382
Reported as: Beech B90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,648 total1,200 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N275LERegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2021 · Beech B90S/N LJ-373 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech B90 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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On may 12, 2012 a Raytheon Beech king air B90, (registration number 275LE serial number LJ-373), sustained substantial damage during a taxi maneuver in which the pilot, privacy data omitted, struck a hanger door with the right wing of the aircraft he was taxing in an attempt to avoid another parked aircraft at the Savannah-Hilton Head Island international airport, ksav. The right wing rear spar was damaged beyond repair which necessitated replacement of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 12, 2012 A RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR B90, (REGISTRATION NUMBER 275LE SERIAL NUMBER LJ-373), SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A TAXI MANEUVER IN WHICH THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STRUCK A HANGER DOOR WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS TAXING IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT AT THE SAVANNAH-HILTON HEAD ISLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KSAV. THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR WHICH NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12CA382Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSavannah, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout while taxiing near a hangar, which resulted in airplane's right wingtip impacting the hangar door.May 12, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N275LE · 1

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

Incident 19790124004049IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Rockford, ILPilot taxiing in from landing was struck by a pickup truck, which had been traveling at a high rate of speed.Jan 24, 1979 · Minor damage