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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Doug MD-88 · Covington/Cinci, KY · November 3, 1998

Date: November 3, 1998 · 15:45 local
Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N919DL
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99LA022
Reported as: Doug MD88
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D
People aboard: 112
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total1,432 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

N919DLRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2019 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88S/N 49584 · Built 1988 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-88 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Beltloader collided with aircraft while positioning to unload. Operator sustained serious injuries. Aircraft sustained minor damage. (.4)the airplane was chalked at terminal gate with ground power applied. The ground crew then initiated the 'off loading' process. A ground crewmember who was operating a belt loader approached the airplane and as the belt loader approached the 'C1' door, it began to slow down. The belt loader then accelerated forward, struck the airplane and pinned the driver between the seat back of the belt loader and the airplane's fuselage. The driver of the belt load stated his foot slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator. Examination of the belt loader did not revealed any mechanical malfunctions. Light rain was falling at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BELTLOADER COLLIDED WITH AIRCRAFT WHILE POSITIONING TO UNLOAD. OPERATOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS CHALKED AT TERMINAL GATE WITH GROUND POWER APPLIED. THE GROUND CREW THEN INITIATED THE 'OFF LOADING' PROCESS. A GROUND CREWMEMBER WHO WAS OPERATING A BELT LOADER APPROACHED THE AIRPLANE AND AS THE BELT LOADER APPROACHED THE 'C1' DOOR, IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE BELT LOADER THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD, STRUCK THE AIRPLANE AND PINNED THE DRIVER BETWEEN THE SEAT BACK OF THE BELT LOADER AND THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE. THE DRIVER OF THE BELT LOAD STATED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE AND ONTO THE ACCELERATOR. EXAMINATION OF THE BELT LOADER DID NOT REVEALED ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 NYC99LA022Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCovington, KYThe driver's failure to maintain control of the belt loader. A factor in the accident was the precipitation which may have contributed to the driver's foot slipping off the brake and onto the accelerator, as he approached the airplane.Nov 3, 1998 · Minor damage

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