The latest incident was on Monday.
To date there has been 4 events that have involved propeller damage
at the St. Clair regional Airport in the last several years. Two have been minor, one involved
replacement of the propeller blades, and one required factory repairs. This
will probably continue, and end up costing the city money due to an increase in
insurance premiums. The city seems to be
reluctant to do any repairs to the taxiway; after all they are going to close
the airport, right? We heard this in 06,
eight years ago. The city still has to come with a workable
plan, and according to the FAA people in K.C. the plan that they think they can
go with, has “no support” in the entire FAA organization. As the city continues to drag this out, the
damage to aircraft will continue, and the insurance will continue to cost the
city money. Propellers are extremely expensive,
and rock strikes are extremely hazardous, they operate at supersonic speeds
during takeoff. Replacement cost of two
of the propellers on the field could be as high as $15,000.
The city can ignore this as long as they want, but propellers
on other aircraft that have used St. Clair in the last couple of years, cost in
excesses of $30,000. Not to mention a
jet engine sucking up a rock.
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