What happened
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On may 6, 2022 at approximately 0058 zulu (2058 EST), aircraft N834UP; serial number FL-963; a Beechcraft 300, privacy data omitted out of shelton, CT, on a 14 CFR 135 flight, struck a stop sign while taxiing at Miami International Airport (kmia), causing the aircraft to come to a complete stop. After a flight day that involved 5 legs and over 6 hours of flying, the crew landed at Miami International Airport (kmia) at approximately 21:00 hours local. The aircraft was on taxiway k after exiting runway 26R, it was dark and the crew were unfamiliar with kmia. Their destination was the signature FBO ramp, they knew it was a left turn heading east off taxiway k, the crew saw the sign for ?gac? And the signature FBO building to the left therefore they assumed the sign meant general aircraft. They decided to make the left turn after the sign into the signature FBO ramp and immediately realized there were yellow barriers (vehicle parking blocks) with no entry way to the signature ramp, they had inadvertently turned onto the customs ramp. The co-pilot then informed the pilot that the turn was behind them. The pilot decided there was sufficient room to make a left 180 degree turn back to taxiway k, in doing so, he instead turned onto the vehicle access road, alongside taxiway k, and did not notice the approximately 8 foot stop sign in the grass off to the right side, which he struck with the tip of the right wing causing the aircraft to come to a complete stop. The sign was jammed into the winglet, and since there was not a frangible connection at the base of the sign, the aircraft could not be moved until the bolts attaching the sign to the post were removed. Weather was not a factor, there were no injuries to the aircrew nor the two passengers onboard, there was moderate damage to the winglet, wing leading edge and the wing tip navigation light assembly. The iic then interviewed both the pilot and copilot and was satisfied with their explanation. The iic then spoke with the poi of gama aviation (certificate #02GA970I), we agreed that the certificate management team will follow up with the operator and determine the best course moving forward. The iic has determined that there was nothing further to investigate, and we consider this matter closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 6, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0058 ZULU (2058 EST), AIRCRAFT N834UP; SERIAL NUMBER FL-963; A BEECHCRAFT 300, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OUT OF SHELTON, CT, ON A 14 CFR 135 FLIGHT, STRUCK A STOP SIGN WHILE TAXIING AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMIA), CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER A FLIGHT DAY THAT INVOLVED 5 LEGS AND OVER 6 HOURS OF FLYING, THE CREW LANDED AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMIA) AT APPROXIMATELY 21:00 HOURS LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAXIWAY K AFTER EXITING RUNWAY 26R, IT WAS DARK AND THE CREW WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH KMIA. THEIR DESTINATION WAS THE SIGNATURE FBO RAMP, THEY KNEW IT WAS A LEFT TURN HEADING EAST OFF TAXIWAY K, THE CREW SAW THE SIGN FOR ?GAC? AND THE SIGNATURE FBO BUILDING TO THE LEFT THEREFORE THEY ASSUMED THE SIGN MEANT GENERAL AIRCRAFT. THEY DECIDED TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN AFTER THE SIGN INTO THE SIGNATURE FBO RAMP AND IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THERE WERE YELLOW BARRIERS (VEHICLE PARKING BLOCKS) WITH NO ENTRY WAY TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP, THEY HAD INADVERTENTLY TURNED ONTO THE CUSTOMS RAMP. THE CO-PILOT THEN INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE TURN WAS BEHIND THEM. THE PILOT DECIDED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM TO MAKE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO TAXIWAY K, IN DOING SO, HE INSTEAD TURNED ONTO THE VEHICLE ACCESS ROAD, ALONGSIDE TAXIWAY K, AND DID NOT NOTICE THE APPROXIMATELY 8 FOOT STOP SIGN IN THE GRASS OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH HE STRUCK WITH THE TIP OF THE RIGHT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SIGN WAS JAMMED INTO THE WINGLET, AND SINCE THERE WAS NOT A FRANGIBLE CONNECTION AT THE BASE OF THE SIGN, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE SIGN TO THE POST WERE REMOVED. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE AIRCREW NOR THE TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD, THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE WINGLET, WING LEADING EDGE AND THE WING TIP NAVIGATION LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE IIC THEN INTERVIEWED BOTH THE PILOT AND COPILOT AND WAS SATISFIED WITH THEIR EXPLANATION. THE IIC THEN SPOKE WITH THE POI OF GAMA AVIATION (CERTIFICATE #02GA970I), WE AGREED THAT THE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE OPERATOR AND DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE MOVING FORWARD. THE IIC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO INVESTIGATE, AND WE CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED.