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FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Cleveland, OH · January 29, 2003

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Date
January 29, 2003 · 00:15 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Burke Lakefront
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ESMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N941MA
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N941MARegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2012 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 744 SAAirframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60

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What happened

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

(-23) A courier for the federal reserve bank loaded checks into the subject airlplane and then moved the van to another airplane for loading checks onto that airplane. The airplane was located diagonally to the right and in front of the subject airplane. The pilot of the first airplane did a gpu start with a safety lineman in front of the airplane. The lineman received the disconnect signal from the pilot, had the other linemen remove the gpu plug and walked to the left side of the airplane for entry into the line shack. The pilot conducted the nts/beta test. While loading the second airplane, the courier found 2 bundles of checks which were supposed to be loaded onto the first airplane. The courier then walked in front of the first airplane and into the outboard side of the left propeller and was fatally injured. The accident occurred during nighttime VMC conditions and the ramp area was marginally/poorly lighted. The hangar door was open for more lighting of the ramp. No documented training was presented to the FAA or NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A COURIER FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK LOADED CHECKS INTO THE SUBJECT AIRLPLANE AND THEN MOVED THE VAN TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE FOR LOADING CHECKS ONTO THAT AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED DIAGONALLY TO THE RIGHT AND IN FRONT OF THE SUBJECT AIRPLANE. THE PILOT OF THE FIRST AIRPLANE DID A GPU START WITH A SAFETY LINEMAN IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE LINEMAN RECEIVED THE DISCONNECT SIGNAL FROM THE PILOT, HAD THE OTHER LINEMEN REMOVE THE GPU PLUG AND WALKED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE FOR ENTRY INTO THE LINE SHACK. THE PILOT CONDUCTED THE NTS/BETA TEST. WHILE LOADING THE SECOND AIRPLANE, THE COURIER FOUND 2 BUNDLES OF CHECKS WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LOADED ONTO THE FIRST AIRPLANE. THE COURIER THEN WALKED IN FRONT OF THE FIRST AIRPLANE AND INTO THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE LEFT PROPELLER AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING NIGHTTIME VMC CONDITIONS AND THE RAMP AREA WAS MARGINALLY/POORLY LIGHTED. THE HANGAR DOOR WAS OPEN FOR MORE LIGHTING OF THE RAMP. NO DOCUMENTED TRAINING WAS PRESENTED TO THE FAA OR NTSB.

Other reports on N941MA · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20041130035149ATakeoff Ground Roll · Philadelphia, PA(-23) The MU-2 was cleared for take-off at the same time a delta airlines tug crew was cleared to cross the same runway at an intersection in the path of the departing MU-2. Later investigation by [privacy data omitted] an air ssafety investigator from FAA…Nov 30, 2004 · Substantial damageIncident 20020115000039ILevel Off Touchdown · Covington/Cinci, KY(-23) On 01/15/02 N941MA, MU-2B-60, s/n 744SA, was cleared at 14 NM and 3500 MSL for the rwy 27 visual approach by cvg tower. The pilot stated he began slowing the aircraft for the approach and lowered the landing gear. The pilot stated the wind was gusting…Jan 15, 2002 · Minor damageIncident 19881207064509IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Houston, TXDeparting ramp misidentified taxi lights. Taxied off unmarked edge into ditch. Stopped in soft ground.Dec 7, 1988