# Accident 20140202001779A: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2014, 22:30 local time
- Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Inter
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0781° N, 80.1425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0781&lon=-80.1425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,167 total, 1,543 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140202001779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CONNECTED TO A GROUND POWER CART UNIT FOR STARTING.  THE PILOT THOUGHT THAT THE POWER UNIT WAS DOSCONNECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER START AND BEGAN TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER CART AND UPON TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT THE POWER UNIT TURNED OVER STRIKING THE LINE MEN ON THE LEG BREAKING THE LEG.  EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVED AND ADMINISTERED FIRST AID TO THE LINEMAN WHO WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT.

## 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 ERA14LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA111), Feb 3, 2014: Gates Learjet 35A (N979RF), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the ground power unit was disconnected from the airplane via hand signals from the lineman providing ground services before taxiing, which resulted in an injury to…

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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