# Incident 20161221019359I: Cessna 208B, Reno, NV, December 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MNVA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161221019359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N90GL (1)

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

- [Incident 20030219016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030219016459I), Feb 19, 2003: Cessna 208B (N90GL), Corpus Christi, TX. (-23) On 02/19/03, Cessna 208-B, N90GL, operated by lone star overnight, while inbound to crp, reported low oil pressure and smoke in cockpit. The aircraft…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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