# Incident 20250318002869I: Cessna 208B, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 18, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2025, 07:49 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250318002869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAS OVER 28 YEARS OF ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT FREE EMPLOYMENT AT THE CARRIER. TAXIING TO THE RUNWAY WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL HE SAW THE BARRICADE AT THE LAST MINUTE. ACTIONS TO STOP BEFORE CONTACT WITH THE BARRIER WERE TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE BARRICADE WITH THE TIPS OF THE PROPS. PILOT REVERSED TAXI USING BETA (REVERSE) ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY WITH NO SPOTTERS, AND CONTINUED TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE "HEARD A THUMP",  CHECKED HIS ENGINE INSTRUMENTS FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT AND DEPARTED FLL FOR MTH. AT MTH, PILOT WAS NOTIFIED TO CALL THE FAA, ALSO CALLED THE COMPANY, DID A POST FLIGHT EXTERIOR INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE TO THE TIPS OF THE PROPS. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR INSPECTION - PILOT REMOVED FROM LINE FLYING PENDING INVESTIGATION.

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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