# Incident 20050530012029I: Dhav DHC8202, Denver, CO, May 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2005, 09:25 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 39.8614° N, 104.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8614&lon=-104.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454YV-2023-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-202 (registry code 2809007, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 (registry code 52129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8202
- Reported engine: PWA PW123
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 1,186 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05IA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050530012029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MESA-8 AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK BY SKYWEST. TUG DRIVER ^PRIVACY D^ WAS TRAINING DRIVER ^PRIVA^ ON RAMP PUSHBACKS. DURING A TURN, THE TUG OVERRAN THE NOSE GEAR AND THE GEAR ENDED UP ON TOP OF THE TUG. THE CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT READS: "PARKED AT GATE 91 READY FOR PUSHBACK WITH SKYWEST ELECTRIC SLED. TWO OPERATOR READY FOR PUSHBACK (ONE CONDUCTING TRAINING). THE TRAINEE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT EAST INSTEAD OF WEST FROM GATE 91. SUPERVISOR STOPS AIRCRAFT AND TAKES CONTROL OF SLED. DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO "SPIN" AIRCRAFT AROUND ONTO REDLINE, THE NOSEWHEEL ROLLED OUT OF THE CRADLE AND UP ONTO THE SLED. THIS HAPPENED QUICKLY AND NOSEWHEEL IS NOW RESTING ON SLED DECK. PASSENGERS WERE HELD ON BOARD UNTIL AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED, CHOCKED, AND STABILIZED BEFORE DEPLANING. NO INJURIES OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED OR REPORTED. DENVER FIRE-RESCUE ASSISTED MESA'S MAINTENANCE STAFF WITH STABILIZING THE AIRCRAFT. NINE PASSENGERS WERE ESCORTED TO TERMINAL BY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND N454YV WAS THEN TURNED OVER TO MESA MX CREW. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS OCCURRED."

## 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 DEN05IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05IA084), May 30, 2005: de Havilland DHC-8-202 (N454YV), Denver, CO, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The improper procedures conducted by the ground personnel and the flight crew's failure to coordinate procedures with the ground personnel during push back operation which resulted in the collision…

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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