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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Falcon 2000 · Las Vegas, NV · August 28, 2015

Date
August 28, 2015 · 10:28 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
G13A
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N187AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15LA253
Reported as
Falcon 2000
Reported engine
Alliedsign CFE-738 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,853 total154 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On August 28, 2015, at approximately 1028 PDT, while parked on the signature flight support ramp at the Las Vegas mccarren airport (las) the flight crew of a Dassault Falcon 2000, serial number 156, registration N187AA signaled the ground support crew to remove the aircraft?s chocks prior to starting the aircrafts engines, at which time the aircraft began to roll forward. During the roll, at approximately 120 feet forward, the Dassault Falcon 2000?s right wing glanced the left wing of a parked Dassault Falcon 20 aircraft, N699TW.

The Dassault Falcon 2000 aircraft continued to roll forward and left at approximately a 20 degree angle for approximately an additional 150 feet, where it?s radome and left wing impacted a perpendicularly parked Beechcraft king air C90 aircraft, N959MC, and came to rest.

Substantial damage was sustained to the Falcon 2000?s radome, left and right wing. Substantial damage was also sustained to the radome, right propellor, empenage and left wing of the Beechcraft king air C90 aircraft, N959MC, causing fuel to leak onto the ramp area. The fuel was contained by signature flight support ramp personnel.

No post incident fire was reported. No injuries were reported. Enviromental conditions at the time of the incidnet were dry/vmc. The aircraft was operating under (14 CFR) part 91 at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 28, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1028 PDT, WHILE PARKED ON THE SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT RAMP AT THE LAS VEGAS MCCARREN AIRPORT (LAS) THE FLIGHT CREW OF A DASSAULT FALCON 2000, SERIAL NUMBER 156, REGISTRATION N187AA SIGNALED THE GROUND SUPPORT CREW TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT?S CHOCKS PRIOR TO STARTING THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINES, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. DURING THE ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET FORWARD, THE DASSAULT FALCON 2000?S RIGHT WING GLANCED THE LEFT WING OF A PARKED DASSAULT FALCON 20 AIRCRAFT, N699TW.

THE DASSAULT FALCON 2000 AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY A 20 DEGREE ANGLE FOR APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL 150 FEET, WHERE IT?S RADOME AND LEFT WING IMPACTED A PERPENDICULARLY PARKED BEECHCRAFT KING AIR C90 AIRCRAFT, N959MC, AND CAME TO REST.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FALCON 2000?S RADOME, LEFT AND RIGHT WING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS ALSO SUSTAINED TO THE RADOME, RIGHT PROPELLOR, EMPENAGE AND LEFT WING OF THE BEECHCRAFT KING AIR C90 AIRCRAFT, N959MC, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE RAMP AREA. THE FUEL WAS CONTAINED BY SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT RAMP PERSONNEL.

NO POST INCIDENT FIRE WAS REPORTED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDNET WERE DRY/VMC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER (14 CFR) PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.