Northwest MedStar - Non-injury incident

Date: 7/3/2006   2330 hrs  PST

Program: Northwest MedStar
	PO Box 11005
	Spokane, WA 99211-1005
	
	

Type: King Air 200
Tail #: N315MS
Operator/Vendor: Metro Aviation, Inc.

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, flight nurse, flight respiratory therapist. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	After landing at an uncontrolled airport to effect a patient transport
	rendezvous with a ground ambulance, the aircraft exited the runway and
	taxied via the nearest parallel taxiway to the first feeder taxiway. 
	The pilot observed that the first feeder taxiway was obstructed by a
	parked light civil aircraft and proceeded ahead and turned left onto
	the next feeder taxiway.  The pilot then turned left on the back
	parallel taxiway towards the intended parking area. 
	
	The pilot proceeded ahead slowly but struck the right front corner of
	a hanger with the right wing tip, which resulted in damage to the wing
	tip section, strobe light, and wingtip recognition lighting assembly. 
	Another aircraft was dispatched and the patient transport completed
	without further incident.

Source: Steve Harris, Program Operations Manager