# Accident 20150224002189A: Cessna 208B, Baltimore, MD, February 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2015, 06:12 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 39.1847° N, 76.6672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1847&lon=-76.6672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989FX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989FX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-114A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,116 total, 3,615 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150224002189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING TAXIWAY JULIET SERVICE ROAD WHEN A GROUND SERVING TRUCK FAILED TO STOP. AIRCRAFT LOCKED ITS BRAKES AND APPLIED FULL REVERSE CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO COMPRESS. THIS CREATED A SPRING EFFECT THAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO TILT BACK STRIKING THE TAIL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA15LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA135), Feb 24, 2015: Cessna 208 (N989FX), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground service vehicle operator's failure to yield right of way to the airplane due to distraction, which necessitated the pilot's use of reverse thrust and braking to avoid a collision and…

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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