# Incident 19980506012969I: Beech 1900C, Denver, CO, May 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1998, 05:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A7MA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122GL-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B (registry code 52115, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980506012969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 05:45, 5/6/98, UNITED AIRLINES TUG #CT4612, OPERATED BY UALA EMPLOYEE WILLIAM LETT, ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO THE LEFT WING OF AIR CARGO MASTERS, INC.(A7MA), BE-1900-C AIRCRAFT PARKED AT GATE A-52, DENVER INT'L AIRPORT. MR. LETT AND TWO OTHER UALA EMPLOYEES WERE RETRIEVING EMPTY BAGGAGE CARTS WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSED UP AND SECURED. NO OTHER PERSONNEL WERE IN THE AREA. THE RIGHT FORWARD UPPER CORNER OF THE TUG CAB STRUCK THE OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT AILERON CAUSING A 7 IN. X 11 IN. TEAR (APPROX) IN THE STRUCTURE ABOUT 6 IN FROM THE TIP. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. MR. LETT UALA TRAINING RECORDS INDICATED THAT HE WAS PROPERLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED. THE UALA SUPERVISOR FOR CARGO SERVICE AT DIA ELECTED NOT TO SUBMIT MR. LETT FOR DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING BECAUSE OF HIS GOOD RECORD. HE WAS GIVEN A VERBAL REPRIMAND.

## Other reports on N122GL (3)

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

- [Incident 19970408007489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970408007489I), Apr 8, 1997: Beech 1900C (N122GL), Springfield, IL. Narrative: on April 8, 1997, great lakes aviation, ltd. flight 5859 was enroute from chicago, IL to decatur, IL. The nose landing gear did not indicate down…
- [Incident 19950830031829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950830031829I), Aug 30, 1995: Beech 1900C (N122GL), Galesburg, IL. During cruise left engine blew up. Secured. Diverted to gbg.
- [Incident 19930421013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930421013649I), Apr 21, 1993: Beech 1900C (N122GL), Des Moines, IA. Unsafe gear light after departed. Manually extended gear at destination. Landed safely.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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