# Accident 20180410016939A: Cessna 560XL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2018, 19:59 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575QS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N575QS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545B (registry code 52186, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180410016939A

## Narrative

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

A TORNADO HIT JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING TO TAXI TO NATIONAL JETS FBO. ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE RAMP AWAITING PARKING INSTRUCTIONS FROM GROUND PERSONNEL, THE TORNADO TWISTED IN THEIR DIRECTION CAUSING THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS TO BE STRUCK BY CARGO CONTAINERS. THE RIGHT WING AILERON WAS SPLIT OPEN FROM THE TRAILING EDGE UP TO FORWARD EDGE. IT WAS PUSHED OVER THE OUTBOARD STOP AND UNDER THE INBOARD STOP. THE LEFT WING WAS CRACKED AND SPLIT OPEN FROM THE TRAILING EDGE UP TO THE WING SPAR.  TEH LEFT WING FLAP WAS CRACKED, DENTED AND STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. LEFT WING AILERON STOPS WER BENT AND CRACKED. ALL DAMAGE SUSTAINED WAS DUE TO THE TORNADO SLAMMING CARGO CONTAINERS INTO THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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