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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 1900D · Pittsburgh, PA · October 15, 1997

Date: October 15, 1997 · 07:00 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MASA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N162ZV
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC98LA013
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 13
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total3,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N162ZVRegistration cancelled Aug 16, 2011 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-162 · Built 1995 Airframe modelBeech 1900D Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(.4)The first officer was taxiing the airplane to the gate after landing. The airplane was traveling south on a taxiway when the captain noticed a baggage tug approaching on an access road perpendicular to the taxiway from the left, traveling west. The captain applied the brakes to stop the airplane; however, the tug continued and collided with the airplane's left wing. The tug driver said he may have lost consciousness after striking a bump in the access road. The police reported the bump was at the point where the access road intersected the taxiway, and the intersection was controlled by a stop sign on the access road. The police officer issued a citation to the tug driver for violation of a county ordinance, which stated, 'aircraft always have the right-of-way in the AOA. Vehicles needing to traverse an AOA ramp shall...obey all posted signage.'

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE FIRST OFFICER WAS TAXIING THE AIRPLANE TO THE GATE AFTER LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON A TAXIWAY WHEN THE CAPTAIN NOTICED A BAGGAGE TUG APPROACHING ON AN ACCESS ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAXIWAY FROM THE LEFT, TRAVELING WEST. THE CAPTAIN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE TUG CONTINUED AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING. THE TUG DRIVER SAID HE MAY HAVE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER STRIKING A BUMP IN THE ACCESS ROAD. THE POLICE REPORTED THE BUMP WAS AT THE POINT WHERE THE ACCESS ROAD INTERSECTED THE TAXIWAY, AND THE INTERSECTION WAS CONTROLLED BY A STOP SIGN ON THE ACCESS ROAD. THE POLICE OFFICER ISSUED A CITATION TO THE TUG DRIVER FOR VIOLATION OF A COUNTY ORDINANCE, WHICH STATED, 'AIRCRAFT ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE AOA. VEHICLES NEEDING TO TRAVERSE AN AOA RAMP SHALL...OBEY ALL POSTED SIGNAGE.'

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC98LA013Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPittsburgh, PAthe tug driver's failure to obey a stop sign and his failure to yield right-of-way to the airplane.Oct 15, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N162ZV · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19951022038559ITakeoff Ground Roll · Latrobe, PANarrative: the pilot stated; the first officer was the flying pilot. During takeoff roll at approximately 80 KIAS, the aircraft struck two large deer. The crew aborted takeoff and shut down both engines. Aircraft was towed to the hangar for inspection. There…Oct 22, 1995 · Minor damage