# Incident 20200720008849I: Beech 1900C, Juneau, AK, July 20, 2020 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 20, 2020, 13:00 local time - Place: Juneau, AK - Airport: Juneau International Airport - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Taxi - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: YADA - Location: 58.3547° N, 134.5785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JUNEAU INTL (JNU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3547&lon=-134.5785&mi=10 - Aircraft: N111AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111AX) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65B - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 36,850 total, 32,400 in this make and model, 344 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720008849I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. OUT OF THE BLOCK AT 124O, CLEARED TO TAXI H C-1 A D. AS TAXI STARTED, CLEARANCE REVISED TO H D-1, HOLD SHORT OF D-1, NEAR HELICOPTERS. SIC TAXIED OUT TO THE HOLDING SPOT AND BOTH FINISHED THE CHECKLISTS TO THE LINE. CREW HELD SHORT OF D-1 AT THE POSITION THAT GROUND SAID. PIC HAD THE AIRCRAFT FROM HERE. HELD AT THAT POSITION FOR 10 TO 15 MINS AND GOT TAXI CLEARANCE WHEN AS64 CLEARED THE DELTA TAXIWAY, DELTA 1, ALPHA, DELTA, HOLD SHORT RWY 8. IT WAS RAINING, STARTED TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST. PIC DIDN'T NOTICE THE SIGN UNTIL IT CAUGHT HIS EYE OUT OF THE RIGHT D WINDOW. PIC LOOKED JUST AS THE RIGHT WING PASSED OVER THE TOP OF A SHORT SIGN AND BEFORE HE COULD HIT THE BRAKES THE RIGHT WING TIP LENS COVER WAS BROKEN BY A TALLER SECOND SIGN, ABOUT 2 INCHES INBOARD OF THE TIP. THE SIGNS WERE 29 FEET 10 INCHES OFFSET FROM THE TAXIWAY H CENTERLINE. WINGSPAN 54 FEET 6 INCHES. THE BIGGER SHORT SIGN WAS PARALLEL WITH THE TAXIWAY AND SO ITS VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED, THE SMALLER TALL SIGN FACED EAST AND THE BACK WAS WEATHERED ALUMINUM AND WEATHER WAS GREY AND RAINY. JUNEAU FSDO NOTE: ADDITIONAL FACT DETAILS ARE PRESENTED IN INVESTIGATION FILE. ## Other reports on N111AX (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20180628008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180628008759I), Jun 28, 2018: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft was marshaled from parking spot on operators ramp. During taxi, aircraft left wing made contact with cargo container partially parked on ramp skirting… - [Incident 20171005016329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171005016329I), Oct 5, 2017: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Aer flight 43, a B190 aircraft, declared an emergency due to a pressurization issue, and would be returning to anc. No assistance required. Aer 43 landed… - [Incident 20130729014752I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014752I), Jul 29, 2013: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. * A DHC-3 aircraft equipped with amphibious floats was parked on the corner of the company ramp. * The BE-1900 was taxiing in after a flight to the company… - [Accident 20120524011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524011169A), May 24, 2012: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Alaska central express Beech 1900C flying into Nixon Fork Mine had a tail strike on landing, resulting in damage to the ventral fin and belly of the aircraft.… - [Accident 20101018052929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101018052929A), Oct 18, 2010: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Sitka, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft was struck by lightning approximately 15 miles from the Sitka Alaska Rocky Gutierrez airport, while conducting a GPS instrument approach procedure… - [Incident 20071217828769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071217828769I), Dec 17, 2007: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Aniak, AK, No damage. (-23) On taxi for takeoff aircrew heard a loud hissing sound from aft section of the aircraft. Aircrew taxied back to ramp area. PIC became incapacitated. SIC… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.