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FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · December 29, 1997

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Date
December 29, 1997 · 21:52 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HBCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4980V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA080
Reported as
Beech E18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total4,000 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days
N4980VRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Beech E18SS/N BA-156 · Built 1956Airframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) No narrative. (.4) two Beech E18S airplanes (from same operator) took off 10 minutes apart from the same location on a night cargo flight. They arrived 4 minutes apart & landed on runway 36L. After the 1st plane (N2069C) landed, tower cleared the pilot to 'taxi to the ramp.' Approaching the ups ramp, the pilot of the 1st plane continued monitoring the tower, but contacted the ramp controller (ups), using a 2nd radio. He was told by ups 'to hold short of the ramp.' Meanwhile, the 2nd plane (N4980V) was cleared (by tower) 'to taxi to the ramp.' Subsequently, the 2nd plane collided with the 1st plane, which had stopped on the taxiway short of the cargo ramp. The 1st plane was facing nearly perpendicular to the taxiing airplane. Both planes were equipped with rotating beacons on the lower portion of the fuselage & navigation lights on the wing tips & tail; althought for aircraft approaching from either side, illumination from the tail navigation light on this make/model of plane was blocked by the vertical stabilizers & rudders. Ups holding instructions (to the 1st pilot) did not specify where to hold. The collision occurred in an area that was not visible to the tower. All taxiways were equipped with centerline lighting. The taxiway's centerline lighting & blue edge lights were operational.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NO NARRATIVE. (.4) TWO BEECH E18S AIRPLANES (FROM SAME OPERATOR) TOOK OFF 10 MINUTES APART FROM THE SAME LOCATION ON A NIGHT CARGO FLIGHT. THEY ARRIVED 4 MINUTES APART & LANDED ON RUNWAY 36L. AFTER THE 1ST PLANE (N2069C) LANDED, TOWER CLEARED THE PILOT TO 'TAXI TO THE RAMP.' APPROACHING THE UPS RAMP, THE PILOT OF THE 1ST PLANE CONTINUED MONITORING THE TOWER, BUT CONTACTED THE RAMP CONTROLLER (UPS), USING A 2ND RADIO. HE WAS TOLD BY UPS 'TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RAMP.' MEANWHILE, THE 2ND PLANE (N4980V) WAS CLEARED (BY TOWER) 'TO TAXI TO THE RAMP.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE 2ND PLANE COLLIDED WITH THE 1ST PLANE, WHICH HAD STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY SHORT OF THE CARGO RAMP. THE 1ST PLANE WAS FACING NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAXIING AIRPLANE. BOTH PLANES WERE EQUIPPED WITH ROTATING BEACONS ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE & NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON THE WING TIPS & TAIL; ALTHOUGHT FOR AIRCRAFT APPROACHING FROM EITHER SIDE, ILLUMINATION FROM THE TAIL NAVIGATION LIGHT ON THIS MAKE/MODEL OF PLANE WAS BLOCKED BY THE VERTICAL STABILIZERS & RUDDERS. UPS HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS (TO THE 1ST PILOT) DID NOT SPECIFY WHERE TO HOLD. THE COLLISION OCCURRED IN AN AREA THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE TOWER. ALL TAXIWAYS WERE EQUIPPED WITH CENTERLINE LIGHTING. THE TAXIWAY'S CENTERLINE LIGHTING & BLUE EDGE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL.

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 FTW98LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDfw Airport, TXfailure of the pilot in the 2nd airplane (N4980V) to see-and-avoid the standing airplane (N2069C). Related factors were: darkness, and inadequate (vague) instructions issued by the UPS ramp controller.Dec 30, 1997 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other reports on N4980V · 6

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