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FAA incident report · Dornier DO-228-202 · Bar Ten Ranch, AZ · April 27, 2012

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Date
April 27, 2012 · 10:00 local
Place
Bar Ten Ranch, AZ
Airport
Bar Ten
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
XV6A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N404VA
Reported as
Dornier DO-228-202
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
2,720 total1,830 in this make and model161 in the last 90 days
N404VARegistered now · Dornier DO-228-202S/N 8120 · Built 1987Airframe modelDornier DO-228-202Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 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.

The crew had just assisted passengers in deplaning with a company made passenger loading stand with three steps and a hand rail. The stand stood approximately 5 1/2 feet tall. When the pilot repositioned the stand away from the aircraft, he did not move it FAR enough away. The aircraft taxied out for takeoff and struck the stand. It slightly damaged the fuselage and right side horizontal stabilizer. It caused most damage to the tailcone, although it was minor. The crew did not discover the damage until it had made two additional flights and returned to Bar Ten Airport.

As the FAA filed it

THE CREW HAD JUST ASSISTED PASSENGERS IN DEPLANING WITH A COMPANY MADE PASSENGER LOADING STAND WITH THREE STEPS AND A HAND RAIL. THE STAND STOOD APPROXIMATELY 5 1/2 FEET TALL.WHEN THE PILOT REPOSITIONED THE STAND AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT, HE DID NOT MOVE IT FAR ENOUGH AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OUT FOR TAKEOFF AND STRUCK THE STAND. IT SLIGHTLY DAMAGED THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. IT CAUSED MOST DAMAGE TO THE TAILCONE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS MINOR.THE CREW DID NOT DISCOVER THE DAMAGE UNTIL IT HAD MADE TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS AND RETURNED TO BAR TEN AIRPORT.