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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 300BEECH · Santa Ana, CA · June 20, 2001

Date: June 20, 2001 · 08:10 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N541SC
Reported as: Beech 300BEECH
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N541SCRegistered now · Beech 300S/N FA-138 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBeech 300 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) At 0810 LCL on June 20, 2001, Beechcraft king air N541SC was attempting to taxi out of a parking spot in front of newport jet center at sna. The left wing tip contacted a service cart parked on the ramp when attempting to turn the aricraft to the right to clear other aircraft and obstructions. Ground handlers stated pilot did not heed their instructions to stop, pilot stated he was following ground handlers' hand signals. Airport sheriff officer and operations center person stated ground handler #1 off control to #2, and then #1 attempted to make pilot stop prior to hitting cart but pilot's attention was on handler #2.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 0810 LCL ON JUNE 20, 2001, BEECHCRAFT KING AIR N541SC WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF NEWPORT JET CENTER AT SNA. THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A SERVICE CART PARKED ON THE RAMP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE ARICRAFT TO THE RIGHT TO CLEAR OTHER AIRCRAFT AND OBSTRUCTIONS. GROUND HANDLERS STATED PILOT DID NOT HEED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS TO STOP, PILOT STATED HE WAS FOLLOWING GROUND HANDLERS' HAND SIGNALS. AIRPORT SHERIFF OFFICER AND OPERATIONS CENTER PERSON STATED GROUND HANDLER #1 OFF CONTROL TO #2, AND THEN #1 ATTEMPTED TO MAKE PILOT STOP PRIOR TO HITTING CART BUT PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS ON HANDLER #2.