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FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Salisbury, MD · November 7, 2017

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Date
November 7, 2017 · 13:21 local
Place
Salisbury, MD
Airport
Wicomico Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21DA
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,706 total700 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N21DARegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-980 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech 58Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On November 7, 2017 at approximately 13:21 the pilot was taxing the aircraft at ksby to runway 32. At the intersection of taxiways alpha and delta the aircraft struck a taxiway light with the right engine propeller while turning. The pilot stated that the front windscreen of the aircraft was fogging, causing reduced forward visibility. The weather at the time was overcast and raining. The aircraft then taxied back to the ramp and terminated the flight.

Speci ksby 071817Z 33007KT 2 1/2SM +ra br OVC006 09/08

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:21 THE PILOT WAS TAXING THE AIRCRAFT AT KSBY TO RUNWAY 32. AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS ALPHA AND DELTA THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WHILE TURNING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSCREEN OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOGGING, CAUSING REDUCED FORWARD VISIBILITY. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS OVERCAST AND RAINING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AND TERMINATED THE FLIGHT.

SPECI KSBY 071817Z 33007KT 2 1/2SM +RA BR OVC006 09/08