# Incident 20180101000369I: Cessna 208B, Oklahoma City, OK, January 1, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2018, 19:00 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MT9A
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1037N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1037N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,950 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180101000369I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 1, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CST, A CESSNA 208B CARAVAN, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N1037N, AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT (OKC) STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY FOR TAXIWAY ALPHA. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY AND ALL RUNWAY LIGHTING WAS OPERATIONAL IN THE VICINITY OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD INITIALLY LANDED ON RWY 13 WITH INTENTIONS OF EXITING THE RUNWAY AT TWY ALPHA BUT OVERSHOT THE EXIT. ATC THEN AUTHORIZED A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN TO TWY ALPHA AND EXIT THE RUNWAY THERE. WHILE RETURNING TO TWY ALPHA, THE PILOT ONCE AGAIN INADVERTENTLY OVERSHOT THE TWY ALPHA EXIT BUT THIS TIME DEPARTED THE RWY BY EXECUTING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO RWY 13/31 AND TWY ALPHA IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENTER TWY ALPHA. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER THEN STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN IN THE GRASS AREA AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ENTERING TWY ALPHA. AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE AAR FBO PARKING RAMP, VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED PROP STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WITH NO EVIDENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE OR LANDING GEAR. AIRPORT OPERATIONS WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT AND REPORTED THE AIRPORT TAXIWAY SIGN WAS DESTROYED...

## Other reports on N1037N (2)

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

- [Incident 20121129025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121129025569I), Nov 29, 2012: Cessna 208B (N1037N), Lansing, MI, No damage. On November 29, 2012, about 1955 eastern standard time, martinaire flight 609, a Cessna 208B, N1037N, pilot experienced a burning smell in the cockpit. The…
- [Accident 20040804018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040804018689A), Aug 4, 2004: Cessna 208B (N1037N), Big Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) 08/04/04: Aircraft departed grr and 3-4 minutes after leveling off at 7000', pilot reported getting cargo door warning light and then heard "thump",…

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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