# Accident 20090420004609A: Dhav DHC8202, Phoenix, AZ, April 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2009, 17:42 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 33.4342° N, 112.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4342&lon=-112.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449YV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N449YV) (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: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,603 total, 2,746 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420004609A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIR SUTTLE FLT 2957, STRUCK A GROUND POWER UNIT WITH RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE B24 AT PHOENIX, AZ.

## 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 WPR09LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA211), Apr 21, 2009: De Havilland DHC-8 (N449YV), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of ramp personnel and the flight crew to maintain clearance from ground equipment while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the improper positioning of the ground equipment.

## Other reports on N449YV (2)

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

- [Incident 19990427020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990427020029I), Apr 27, 1999: Dhav DHC8202 (N449YV), Philipsburg, PA. On approach landing gear down light would not illuminate. Crew reactivated gear lever and reset, light illuminated. Trouble shooted after landing and found bad…
- [Accident 19980727030109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980727030109A), Jul 27, 1998: Dhav DHC8202 (N449YV), Telluride, CO, Substantial damage. (.19) See NTSB #FTW98LA353

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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