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FAA incident report · Doug DC3 · Boise, ID · June 3, 1998

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Date
June 3, 1998 · 13:00 local
Place
Boise, ID
Airport
Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
D7TA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N19906
Reported as
Doug DC3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total4,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
N19906Registered now · Douglas DC3S/N 4747Airframe modelDouglas DC3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

As the aircraft was being marshalled by ground personnel, the left wing tip struck the corner of the freight Terminal building. The pilot unable to see the wing tip from the cockpit and had to rely on ground personnel for guidance. Because of delay in the brake activation caused by the brake assembly design, the ground personnel did not give the pilot enough time to stop the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MARSHALLED BY GROUND PERSONNEL, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE FREIGHT TERMINAL BUILDING. THE PILOT UNABLE TO SEE THE WING TIP FROM THE COCKPIT AND HAD TO RELY ON GROUND PERSONNEL FOR GUIDANCE. BECAUSE OF DELAY IN THE BRAKE ACTIVATION CAUSED BY THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY DESIGN, THE GROUND PERSONNEL DID NOT GIVE THE PILOT ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.

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