ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370306
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 November 2005 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Owner/operator: | Great Lakes Aviation |
| Registration: | N253GL |
| MSN: | UE253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19524 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT-6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Telluride, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Telluride Regional Airport, CO (TEX/KTEX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was parked with the engines shut down, the parking brake set, and the wheels chocked. The captain said that they kept the passengers on board until some of the bags were off loaded from the aft baggage compartment so as not to overload the landing gear struts. The captain said that they opened the door and he got off to meet the agent. The agent approached the airplane driving a tug that was pulling a baggage cart. The captain said, "While turning the corner to line up the baggage cart with the airplane, the baggage cart struck and damaged the left-hand stabilon." The baggage cart that was used was new and taller than those previously used at the airport. This was the first time the agent had pulled this cart. The agent said he drove clockwise around the airplane to position the cart to unload the baggage. He said that he was close enough to the airplane that the top right corner of the baggage cart hit the stabilon.
Probable Cause: The tug driver's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the airplane resulting in the baggage cart striking the airplane's stabilon. A factor contributing to the incident was the tug driver's failure to consider the extra height of the cart in relation to the other carts used on the airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN06IA019
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 09:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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