20040401005249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 1900D · Windsor Locks, CT · April 1, 2004

Date: April 1, 2004 · 18:35 local
Place: Windsor Locks, CT
Airport: Bradley International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NSVA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N149CJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA099
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 17
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,000 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

N149CJRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2004 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-49 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBeech 1900D Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) A collision occurred between a fuel truck and cjc 1449 while the aircraft was taxiing to the gate. The fuel truck struck the left engine nacelle and propeller, parallel to the left wing, breaking the engine from its mounting and pushing it into the fuselage. The front of the fuel truck was resting against the cabin entry door. The passengers and crew egressed out the starboard side over wing emergency exit. There were no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN A FUEL TRUCK AND CJC 1449 WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE. THE FUEL TRUCK STRUCK THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE AND PROPELLER, PARALLEL TO THE LEFT WING, BREAKING THE ENGINE FROM ITS MOUNTING AND PUSHING IT INTO THE FUSELAGE. THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TRUCK WAS RESTING AGAINST THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW EGRESSED OUT THE STARBOARD SIDE OVER WING EMERGENCY EXIT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC04LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWindsor Locks, CTThe fuel truck driver's failure to maintain clearance with a taxiing airplane, resulting in the collision between the fuel truck and the airplane. A factor in the accident was the night condition.Apr 1, 2004 · Substantial damage