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FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Gillette, WY · November 28, 2004

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Date
November 28, 2004 · 09:50 local
Place
Gillette, WY
Airport
Gillette-Campbell County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GLBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N179GL
Reported as
Beech 1900D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total1,650 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
N179GLRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2005 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-179 · Built 1995Airframe modelBeech 1900DEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Great lakes Beech 1900-D, N179GL, was towed out of the hangar with a lektro tug by privacy data omitted, a mechanic/fueler, for repositioning to the terminal ramp for the 10 o'clock great lakes' morning flight departure to denver. The ramp conditions were snow covered, packed and icy in spots from the snow storm in progress, with light wings. privacy data omitted ^ Was maneuvering the Beech aircraft between the key lime metroliner, N2691W, and a parked fuel truck. When he realized he was too close to the metroliner he stopped the tug and then attempted to back the Beech but became stuck with the tug. He was going to use a bigger alternate tug, but the pilots arrived and asked him to refuel (45 each wing or 90 gallons total) and they would taxi the aircraft to the ramp since they needed to do a run-up before enplaning the passengers. The pilots started the engines and proceeded to taxi with privacy data omitted ^ as the signal man and wing walker. privacy data omitted ^ Signaled them to stop but the Beech's wingtip encountered the metroliner liner's tail section. Very minor damage sustained by both aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GREAT LAKES BEECH 1900-D, N179GL, WAS TOWED OUT OF THE HANGAR WITH A LEKTRO TUG BY ^PRIVACY DA^, A MECHANIC/FUELER, FOR REPOSITIONING TO THE TERMINAL RAMP FOR THE 10 O'CLOCK GREAT LAKES' MORNING FLIGHT DEPARTURE TO DENVER. THE RAMP CONDITIONS WERE SNOW COVERED, PACKED AND ICY IN SPOTS FROM THE SNOW STORM IN PROGRESS, WITH LIGHT WINGS. ^PRIVACY ^ WAS MANEUVERING THE BEECH AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE KEY LIME METROLINER, N2691W, AND A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE METROLINER HE STOPPED THE TUG AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO BACK THE BEECH BUT BECAME STUCK WITH THE TUG. HE WAS GOING TO USE A BIGGER ALTERNATE TUG, BUT THE PILOTS ARRIVED AND ASKED HIM TO REFUEL (45 EACH WING OR 90 GALLONS TOTAL) AND THEY WOULD TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP SINCE THEY NEEDED TO DO A RUN-UP BEFORE ENPLANING THE PASSENGERS. THE PILOTS STARTED THE ENGINES AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI WITH ^PRIVACY ^ AS THE SIGNAL MAN AND WING WALKER. ^PRIVACY ^ SIGNALED THEM TO STOP BUT THE BEECH'S WINGTIP ENCOUNTERED THE METROLINER LINER'S TAIL SECTION. VERY MINOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY BOTH AIRCRAFT.