From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot failed to see ground power unit still attached to aircraft. Confusion as to when and why it was attached and the responsibility of the ground persons dispatching the aircraft. privacy data omitted This power unit was requested by flight crew just as the aircraft arrived at the gate but the request was denied due to unavailability. Someone attached the ground power unit to N856JS without notifying the flight crew after passengers were boarded, thus, the pilot in command did not look for a ground power unit when he attempted to move aircraft. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT FAILED TO SEE GROUND POWER UNIT STILL ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT. CONFUSION AS TO WHEN AND WHY IT WAS ATTACHED AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GROUND PERSONS DISPATCHING THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS POWER UNIT WAS REQUESTED BY FLIGHT CREW JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE BUT THE REQUEST WAS DENIED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY. SOMEONE ATTACHED THE GROUND POWER UNIT TO N856JS WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE FLIGHT CREW AFTER PASSENGERS WERE BOARDED, THUS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT LOOK FOR A GROUND POWER UNIT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N856JS · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.