What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot landed on runway 35 and exited taxiway K5. He was focused on exiting the runway to make room for the king air landing behind him and unintentionally veered off the taxi line. At some point in the transition from runway 35 to taxiway K5, the right propeller came in contact with a taxi light causing damage to the propeller and parts of the taxi light punctured and deformed the right fuselage of the aircraft. According to the pilot, he did not hear or feel anything and taxied the aircraft back to its parking spot without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AND EXITED TAXIWAY K5. HE WAS FOCUSED ON EXITING THE RUNWAY TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE KING AIR LANDING BEHIND HIM AND UNINTENTIONALLY VEERED OFF THE TAXI LINE. AT SOME POINT IN THE TRANSITION FROM RUNWAY 35 TO TAXIWAY K5, THE RIGHT PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TAXI LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND PARTS OF THE TAXI LIGHT PUNCTURED AND DEFORMED THE RIGHT FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS PARKING SPOT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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