# Incident 20220522010739I: Beech B300, New Orleans, LA, May 22, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B300 (registry code 1152932, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b300) (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 B300
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 64 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220522010739I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT IN NEW ORLEANS WITH 2 PAX ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT

IN ROUTE TO RBD (RED BIRD DALLAS ) .AIRCRAFT CLIPPED/HIT TAXI LIGHTS WHILE TAXING AND VEERED

OFF INTO THE GRASS, THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF LANDING SAFELY AT RED BIRD WITH NO

INJURIES TO PAX. PILOT

DID NOT STOP TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AFTER HITTING THE TAXI LIGHTS AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF.

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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