# Incident 20050103000799I: Beech 1900D, Denver, CO, January 3, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 39.8493° N, 104.6999° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8493&lon=-104.6999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202UX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202UX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 258 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05IA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050103000799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) FLIGHT 5039 A BE-1900-D OPERATED BY GLBA HAD JUST COMPLETED BOARDING AT DEN FOR A FLIGHT TO MCK. THE ENGINES HAD NOT BEEN STARTED AND THE AIR STAIR DOOR WAS STILL OPEN. A TUG WITH A BAG CART ATTACHED OPERATED BY A DRIVER EMPLOYED BY GLBA PARKED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE OUTBOARD OF THE WING AND DROPPED OFF SOME BAGS FOR THE FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER OF THE TUG, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK ON THE TUG AND SLIPPED. HE BELIEVES HE CAUGHT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OF THE TUG WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH CAUSED THE TUG TO START MOVING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED LEFT FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND THE FENDER AS THE TUG DRAGGED HIM IN A RIGHT CIRCLE IMPACTING THE LEFT ENGINE OF THE AIRPLANE AND PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE TUG AND THE AIR STAIR DOOR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, AND LOWER COWLING. THE TUG DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE AND LACERATIONS TO HIS LEFT FOOT. NONE OF THE PASSENGERS, OR FLIGHT CREW WERE INJURED. THE TUG WAS NOT DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION FOUND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH TUG NO T72.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05IA046), Jan 4, 2005: Beech 1900D (N202UX), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the tug driver's failure to maintain operational control of the tug, resulting in impact with an airplane. Contributing factors include the tug driver's improper procedure, the tug driver's…

## Other reports on N202UX (3)

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

- [Incident 20090125000809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090125000809I), Jan 25, 2009: Beech 1900D (N202UX), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. While on approach into cys, crew had to place the window deice on hi heat to keep up with the ice. Crew maintained an airspeed of 150-140 KTS IAS on the…
- [Incident 20060831017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831017789I), Aug 31, 2006: Beech 1900D (N202UX), Denver, CO. (-23) The first officer was flying the aircraft on flight 5182 from santa fe, NM to Denver co. the first officer reported that the right elevator control yoke…
- [Incident 20060202001689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060202001689I), Feb 2, 2006: Beech 1900D (N202UX), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Captain's windshield heat cycled on and off with the switch in the off position. Descending into Denver the crew smelled smoke, shortly after that, smoke…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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