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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208 · Warwick, RI · March 21, 2022

Date: March 21, 2022 · 10:20 local
Place: Warwick, RI
Airport: Rhode Island Tf Green International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 141A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N809JA
Reported as: Cessna 208
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,097 total1,863 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

SIC was taxiing the aircraft. Crew were given taxi instructions to runway 34 via r, t and c. SIC stated the brakes worked prior to taxi. Approaching the hold short line for runway 34, SIC had the aircraft props in beta and was unable to stop aircraft with brakes before the hold short line and the aircraft veered towards the right and made impact with the taxiway edge light. PIC was also unable to stop the aircraft to prevent event from occurring. Additionally, aircraft did not have clearance from ATC to enter runway. This event resulted in a damaged propeller and damage to taxiway edge light. Crew was unaware of damage and departed airport to destination. Crew noticed damage to propeller after landing at destination. Upon further investigation, data provided by airport showed damage to taxiway edge light.

As the FAA filed it

SIC WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT. CREW WERE GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RUNWAY 34 VIA R, T AND C. SIC STATED THE BRAKES WORKED PRIOR TO TAXI. APPROACHING THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RUNWAY 34, SIC HAD THE AIRCRAFT PROPS IN BETA AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT WITH BRAKES BEFORE THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND MADE IMPACT WITH THE TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT. PIC WAS ALSO UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT EVENT FROM OCCURRING. ADDITIONALLY, AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE CLEARANCE FROM ATC TO ENTER RUNWAY. THIS EVENT RESULTED IN A DAMAGED PROPELLER AND DAMAGE TO TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT. CREW WAS UNAWARE OF DAMAGE AND DEPARTED AIRPORT TO DESTINATION. CREW NOTICED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AFTER LANDING AT DESTINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DATA PROVIDED BY AIRPORT SHOWED DAMAGE TO TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT.