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19970105008309I

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FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Albuquerque, NM · January 5, 1997

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Date
January 5, 1997 · 19:05 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GLBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N150UE
Reported as
Beech 1900C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total2,000 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 5, 1997, at approximately 7:05 pm, great lakes aviation commuter flight 309 departed the gate at Albuquerque int'l airport in Albuquerque, NM for a flight to tucson, AZ. The weather consisted of poor visibility with rain, snow, and fog. As the aircraft taxied around the west end of the terminal a trans world airlines (twaa) service pickup suddnely appeared traveling westbound from the terminal to the freight ramp. The pilot turned to avoid the pickup but the Beech 1900 was struck on the left side of the nose compartment by the pickup's side view mirror. The impact caused minor damage to the aircraft's skin just under the nose door. There were two passengers on board the flight which had to be cancelled. The aircraft was ferried to the tucson maintenance base for repairs. There were no injuries. Twaa investigated the incident and suspended the employee for nine days and received driver training from the city and twaa in basic ground handling. No further action required. File closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 5, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:05 PM, GREAT LAKES AVIATION COMMUTER FLIGHT 309 DEPARTED THE GATE AT ALBUQUERQUE INT'L AIRPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM FOR A FLIGHT TO TUCSON, AZ. THE WEATHER CONSISTED OF POOR VISIBILITY WITH RAIN, SNOW, AND FOG. AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED AROUND THE WEST END OF THE TERMINAL A TRANS WORLD AIRLINES (TWAA) SERVICE PICKUP SUDDNELY APPEARED TRAVELING WESTBOUND FROM THE TERMINAL TO THE FREIGHT RAMP. THE PILOT TURNED TO AVOID THE PICKUP BUT THE BEECH 1900 WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE COMPARTMENT BY THE PICKUP'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE IMPACT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S SKIN JUST UNDER THE NOSE DOOR. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE FLIGHT WHICH HAD TO BE CANCELLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO THE TUCSON MAINTENANCE BASE FOR REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TWAA INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND SUSPENDED THE EMPLOYEE FOR NINE DAYS AND RECEIVED DRIVER TRAINING FROM THE CITY AND TWAA IN BASIC GROUND HANDLING. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. FILE CLOSED.