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.
Taxing for departure at Fairbanks International Airport airman was having trouble hearing ATC on the radio. Airman requested to taxi to the airplane tie down area to correct the problem before proceeding. Following he departed to mcgrath and during the flight noticed a slight vibration. Upon arrival in mcgrath he did a post flight inspection and found damage to the propeller. He contacted the Fairbanks airport manager and informed him that he might have hit some FOD on the ramp or runway. The manager informed him that a taxiway light had been hit. The airman wrote up the damage to the propeller in the maintenance logbook. The company changed out the engine and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
TAXING FOR DEPARTURE AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRMAN WAS HAVING TROUBLE HEARING ATC ON THE RADIO. AIRMAN REQUESTED TO TAXI TO THE AIRPLANE TIE DOWN AREA TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE PROCEEDING. FOLLOWING HE DEPARTED TO MCGRATH AND DURING THE FLIGHT NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION. UPON ARRIVAL IN MCGRATH HE DID A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. HE CONTACTED THE FAIRBANKS AIRPORT MANAGER AND INFORMED HIM THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HIT SOME FOD ON THE RAMP OR RUNWAY. THE MANAGER INFORMED HIM THAT A TAXIWAY LIGHT HAD BEEN HIT. THE AIRMAN WROTE UP THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER IN THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK. THE COMPANY CHANGED OUT THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.
Other reports on N1549U · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.