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FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Wichita, KS · February 6, 2009

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Date
February 6, 2009 · 07:11 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASOA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N921EV
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B19
Reported engine
GE CF343B1
People aboard
52
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total4,597 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days
N921EVRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7819 · Built 2003Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) The captain on the regional jet flight with 49 passengers, started only one engine and turned sharply out of parking in close proximity to the departure gate. The aircraft then stopped facing south into a strong wind with the nose wheel presumably turned and the tail pointing at the gate. Reports indicate the captain as rushing the taxi procedure and barely gave the ground crew time to do their job. They indicate he then used and excessive amount of power to begin the taxi from where he stopped. The jet blast moved a 220 pound baggage cart which struck a ground power unit, and then became airborne. The cart is estimated to have been blown 15 feet in the air, coming to land 65 feet from its original location. It then slide a short distance where it struck a ramp worker. The worker subsequently passed out and was still non-responsive when safety medical attention arrived a short time later. The worker was taken to the hospital and released later that day. The flight continued to the runway and took off without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CAPTAIN ON THE REGIONAL JET FLIGHT WITH 49 PASSENGERS, STARTED ONLY ONE ENGINE AND TURNED SHARPLY OUT OF PARKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE DEPARTURE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STOPPED FACING SOUTH INTO A STRONG WIND WITH THE NOSE WHEEL PRESUMABLY TURNED AND THE TAIL POINTING AT THE GATE. REPORTS INDICATE THE CAPTAIN AS RUSHING THE TAXI PROCEDURE AND BARELY GAVE THE GROUND CREW TIME TO DO THEIR JOB. THEY INDICATE HE THEN USED AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF POWER TO BEGIN THE TAXI FROM WHERE HE STOPPED. THE JET BLAST MOVED A 220 POUND BAGGAGE CART WHICH STRUCK A GROUND POWER UNIT, AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE. THE CART IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN 15 FEET IN THE AIR, COMING TO LAND 65 FEET FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION. IT THEN SLIDE A SHORT DISTANCE WHERE IT STRUCK A RAMP WORKER. THE WORKER SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED OUT AND WAS STILL NON-RESPONSIVE WHEN SAFETY MEDICAL ATTENTION ARRIVED A SHORT TIME LATER. THE WORKER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED LATER THAT DAY. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO THE RUNWAY AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.