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| Date: | Tuesday 8 January 2002 |
| Time: | 05:26 LT |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA-227AT Expediter |
| Owner/operator: | Ameriflight |
| Registration: | N556UP |
| MSN: | AT-556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14650 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE-331-11U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Covington, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) |
| Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, AL (BHM/KBHM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was taxiing an airplane across an open lighted ramp area at night. He observed a tug closing from his left side and when the tug did not give way to the airplane, he initiated braking. The tug struck the airplane on the nose, inflicting substantial damage. The tug driver reported that he did not observe the airplane in time to prevent the collision. No obstructions to visibility were present for the pilot or tug driver. Airport rules required vehicles to yield the right-of-way to airplanes.
Probable Cause: the tug driver's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in his failure to see the airplane in time to prevent the collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA047
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 2019 | N556UP | Ameriflight | 0 | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF), NY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 07:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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