What happened
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(.19) On March 13, 2002, at 1902 mountain standard time, a Cessna 402C twin-engine airplane, N596DM, was substantially damaged when it was struck by a baggage tug while taxiing to parking at the Albuquerque international sunport airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The aircraft was registered to the distribution management corp., and operated by aero charter & transport, both of Albuquerque. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, and driver of the tug were not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 135 cargo flight. The flight originated from gallup, new Mexico, at 1821. The pilot reported that after landing on runway 21, he exited on taxiway foxtrot one. After exiting the runway, he stopped, retracted the flaps, turned off the landing light, and radioed ground control for clearance to taxi to parking. After receiving clearance, the pilot began taxiing on foxtrot one to parking. As the airplane neared an access road intersection, the pilot observed a vehicle to his left stopped at the northbound stop sign. The pilot did not see any trafficto his right at the southbound stop sign. As the airplane entered the intersection, the pilot caught a flash of light to his right. A baggage tug, with only the right head light illuminated, struck the airplane's right wing. The pilot continued taxiing out of the intersection and parked the airplane. The pilot exited the airplane and returned to the intersection to offer assistance to the tug driver. Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector, who traveled to the accident site, revealed that the outboard two feet of the airplane's right wing was separated, the underside of the right wing was rippled, and the right aileron was damaged. (-23) on 03/13/02, at approximately 1920 MST, N596DM, a Cessna 402-C, was taxiing to parking via F1 at Albuquerque int'l airport. Upon entering the seven bar ramp it collided with a freight tug crossing the taxiway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right outboard wing. Neither the tug driver or pilot were injured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 13, 2002, AT 1902 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 402C TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N596DM, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A BAGGAGE TUG WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO THE DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT CORP., AND OPERATED BY AERO CHARTER & TRANSPORT, BOTH OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, AND DRIVER OF THE TUG WERE NOT INJURED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, AT 1821. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 21, HE EXITED ON TAXIWAY FOXTROT ONE. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY, HE STOPPED, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, TURNED OFF THE LANDING LIGHT, AND RADIOED GROUND CONTROL FOR CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO PARKING. AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE, THE PILOT BEGAN TAXIING ON FOXTROT ONE TO PARKING. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED AN ACCESS ROAD INTERSECTION, THE PILOT OBSERVED A VEHICLE TO HIS LEFT STOPPED AT THE NORTHBOUND STOP SIGN. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE ANY TRAFFICTO HIS RIGHT AT THE SOUTHBOUND STOP SIGN. AS THE AIRPLANE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, THE PILOT CAUGHT A FLASH OF LIGHT TO HIS RIGHT. A BAGGAGE TUG, WITH ONLY THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STRUCK THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING. THE PILOT CONTINUED TAXIING OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND PARKED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND RETURNED TO THE INTERSECTION TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THE TUG DRIVER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO TRAVELED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT THE OUTBOARD TWO FEET OF THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING WAS SEPARATED, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING WAS RIPPLED, AND THE RIGHT AILERON WAS DAMAGED. (-23) ON 03/13/02, AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 MST, N596DM, A CESSNA 402-C, WAS TAXIING TO PARKING VIA F1 AT ALBUQUERQUE INT'L AIRPORT. UPON ENTERING THE SEVEN BAR RAMP IT COLLIDED WITH A FREIGHT TUG CROSSING THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING. NEITHER THE TUG DRIVER OR PILOT WERE INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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