What happened
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Superior aviation cargo acft was in line behind and taxied into the back of another superior aviation cargo SW-4 acft, N151SA, which was holding on twy "a" and preparing to depart, both acft have substantial damage, no injuries were reported. Other circumstances are unknown. (.4)N328BA was partially deiced at the ramp when they ran out of deicing fluid. The pilot asked the ramp crew to meet him at the deicing pad on the south end of the airport to finish deicing the aircraft. The pilot received taxi clearance and instructions to hold short on the taxiway, and to contact ground control. Prior to reaching the taxiway hold short lines, he received clearance to taxiway to the runway. He then realized he had forgotten to advise ramp control that he needed to deice the aircraft. According to the pilot of N328BA, at that time, he looked up and noticed that N151SA was stopped in front of him. N328BA then impacted N151SA, striking the tail section of N151SA, causing substantial damage to the left side of the fuselage extending from the cargo door aft. The pilot of N328BA stated in a telephone interview that while taxiing, he performed a brake test and observed no discrepancies. Immediately following the accident, a brake test was performed in the presence of the iic and two FAA inspectors. The brakes were found to be operational. Toxicological examinations were performed on both pilots and the results were negative. (-23)N328BA, a mertoliner SA-226TC struck N151SA another metroliner resulting in substantial damage to N151SA while taxing for takeoff at the Denver International Airport (den) on 3/5/99. Both aircraft operated by superior aviation (eata) in scheduled cargo service under 14 CFR part 135. According to the pilot of N328BA privacy data omitted , he saw the metroliner stop in front of him and applied his brakes. His aircraft however did not stop. During interview of privacy data omitted he stated he tested his brakes as he pulled out of the chocks and they worked properly. After the accident the brakes of N328BA were tested by inspectors privacy data omitted and found to be working properly.
As the FAA filed it
SUPERIOR AVIATION CARGO ACFT WAS IN LINE BEHIND AND TAXIED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER SUPERIOR AVIATION CARGO SW-4 ACFT, N151SA, WHICH WAS HOLDING ON TWY "A" AND PREPARING TO DEPART, BOTH ACFT HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)N328BA WAS PARTIALLY DEICED AT THE RAMP WHEN THEY RAN OUT OF DEICING FLUID. THE PILOT ASKED THE RAMP CREW TO MEET HIM AT THE DEICING PAD ON THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT TO FINISH DEICING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD SHORT ON THE TAXIWAY, AND TO CONTACT GROUND CONTROL. PRIOR TO REACHING THE TAXIWAY HOLD SHORT LINES, HE RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXIWAY TO THE RUNWAY. HE THEN REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO ADVISE RAMP CONTROL THAT HE NEEDED TO DEICE THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF N328BA, AT THAT TIME, HE LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THAT N151SA WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM. N328BA THEN IMPACTED N151SA, STRIKING THE TAIL SECTION OF N151SA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE EXTENDING FROM THE CARGO DOOR AFT. THE PILOT OF N328BA STATED IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT WHILE TAXIING, HE PERFORMED A BRAKE TEST AND OBSERVED NO DISCREPANCIES. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, A BRAKE TEST WAS PERFORMED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE IIC AND TWO FAA INSPECTORS. THE BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL. TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS WERE PERFORMED ON BOTH PILOTS AND THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. (-23)N328BA, A MERTOLINER SA-226TC STRUCK N151SA ANOTHER METROLINER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N151SA WHILE TAXING FOR TAKEOFF AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) ON 3/5/99. BOTH AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY SUPERIOR AVIATION (EATA) IN SCHEDULED CARGO SERVICE UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF N328BA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , HE SAW THE METROLINER STOP IN FRONT OF HIM AND APPLIED HIS BRAKES. HIS AIRCRAFT HOWEVER DID NOT STOP. DURING INTERVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA^ HE STATED HE TESTED HIS BRAKES AS HE PULLED OUT OF THE CHOCKS AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKES OF N328BA WERE TESTED BY INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING PROPERLY.
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