# Accident 20010203002179A: Rkwell 700, New Orleans, LA, February 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2001
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0197° N, 90.0190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0197&lon=-90.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190WC-2004-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace HS 125-700A (registry code 1500204, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-hs-125-700a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 700
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010203002179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 03, 2001, AT 0850 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BRITISH AEROSPACE HS.125-700A HAWKER JET AIRPLANE, N190WC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ITS LEFT WING DISTORTED DURING A NORMAL DESCENT INTO NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY WALKER AVIATION, INC. OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT SECOND IN COMMAD (SIC) AND THEIR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND ITS IS UNKNOWN IF A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PIC STATED THAT THEY WERE FLYING AT 4000 FEET MSL OVER LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A BANG. THE PILOTS THOUGHT THAT THEY HADEXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE AND THEY ASKED A MECHANIC, WHO WAS ON BOARD THE FLIGHT, TO LOOK AT THE WINGS. THE MECHANIC REPORTED TO THE FLIGHT CREW THAT THE LEFT WING SKIN AND FENCE WERE DISTORTED. THE FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT NEW ORLEANS, LAKEFRONT. POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WING REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WINGS FUEL VENT WAS BLOCKED WITH DUCT TAPE, AND THE WET WING FUEL TANK HAD COLLAPSED. THE PIC STATED THAT THE FUEL TANKS HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND PRESSURE TESTED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE PIC ADDED THAT AFTER THE PRESSURE TEST, THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED HTE FUEL TANK, REMOVED THE TAPE FROM THE RIGHT WING'S FUEL VENT; HOWEVER, THEY BOTH FAILED TO NOTICE THE DUCT TAPE OVER THE LEFT WINGS FUEL VENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA067), Feb 3, 2001: British Aerospace HS.125-700A (N190WC), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a flight with a blocked fuel tank vent. A contributing factor was maintenance personnel's failure to remove the tape covering…

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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