19981026034189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227BC · Austin, TX · October 26, 1998

Date
October 26, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
LVQF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
XASHD
Reported as
Swrngn SA227BC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 10/26/98, a fairchild aircraft xa-shd, model SA-227-BC, operated by ser vicios aereos litoral, an approved (FAA part 129) foreign air carrier, contacted a fence post. The aircraft sustained extensive damage to the outboard section of the left wing. The incident occurred while the aircraft was being repositioned by the crew from the customs area to the main terminal. There were no injuries involved. The aircraft was being taxied by the crew after the passengers had deplaned to clear customs. On site investigation of the incident reveled a lack of ramp markings in front of the customs building. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/26/98, A FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT XA-SHD, MODEL SA-227-BC, OPERATED BY SER VICIOS AEREOS LITORAL, AN APPROVED (FAA PART 129) FOREIGN AIR CARRIER, CONTACTED A FENCE POST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED BY THE CREW FROM THE CUSTOMS AREA TO THE MAIN TERMINAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED BY THE CREW AFTER THE PASSENGERS HAD DEPLANED TO CLEAR CUSTOMS. ON SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT REVELED A LACK OF RAMP MARKINGS IN FRONT OF THE CUSTOMS BUILDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^