20020619020449A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6300 · Ketchikan, AK · June 19, 2002

Date: June 19, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place: Ketchikan, AK
Airport: Ketchikan Harbor Spb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PJMA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N235SA
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC02LA053
Reported as: Dhav DHC6300

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) N235SA was tied to the dock, with 15 passengers on board, preparing to start engines when it was struck from behind by N353PM. N353PM had been accidentally untied while the engines were running. It surged forward and its propellers damaged both elevators and the rudder of N235SA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N235SA WAS TIED TO THE DOCK, WITH 15 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, PREPARING TO START ENGINES WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N353PM. N353PM HAD BEEN ACCIDENTALLY UNTIED WHILE THE ENGINES WERE RUNNING. IT SURGED FORWARD AND ITS PROPELLERS DAMAGED BOTH ELEVATORS AND THE RUDDER OF N235SA.

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 ANC02LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKetchikan, AKThe failure of a ground handler to follow company proceedure/directives, and his premature release of a mooring line. Factors associated with the accident were the congested operations area, and the operator's failure to provide adequate safe zones for the…Jun 20, 2002 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage