What happened
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N90GL landed at Reno tahoe international airport and parked at the general aviation (ga) ramp waiting for an opening at the cargo loading area on the north western side of the airport.
The pilot began ground movement of the aircraft from the ga ramp to the cargo loading area after receieving taxi instructions from air traffic control. Airplane was heading west on throat onto taxiway c. airplane taxied across taxiway c and continued into the drainage area between taxiway c and runway 16L. Airplane propeller made contact with the ground causing damage to the propeller blades and engine. The nose gear seal leaked due to the maximum compession of the strut. Pilot informed ATC requested clearance to taxi back to the ga ramp via runway 16L. ATC cleared the aircraft. After the pilot shut down the aircraft he noted the visible damage and notified his operational dispatch.
As the FAA filed it
N90GL LANDED AT RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND PARKED AT THE GENERAL AVIATION (GA) RAMP WAITING FOR AN OPENING AT THE CARGO LOADING AREA ON THE NORTH WESTERN SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.
THE PILOT BEGAN GROUND MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE GA RAMP TO THE CARGO LOADING AREA AFTER RECEIEVING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. AIRPLANE WAS HEADING WEST ON THROAT ONTO TAXIWAY C. AIRPLANE TAXIED ACROSS TAXIWAY C AND CONTINUED INTO THE DRAINAGE AREA BETWEEN TAXIWAY C AND RUNWAY 16L. AIRPLANE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES AND ENGINE. THE NOSE GEAR SEAL LEAKED DUE TO THE MAXIMUM COMPESSION OF THE STRUT. PILOT INFORMED ATC REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO TAXI BACK TO THE GA RAMP VIA RUNWAY 16L. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTED THE VISIBLE DAMAGE AND NOTIFIED HIS OPERATIONAL DISPATCH.
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