# Accident 20180903013059A: Beech B200, Burbank, CA, September 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2018, 15:53 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GSPA
- Location: 34.2006° N, 118.3586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2006&lon=-118.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97WC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97WC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,207 total, 594 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA528) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180903013059A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING ONTO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PALM TREE WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING; ABOUT ONE FOOT IN FROM THE WING TIP.

THE LINE PERSON/MARSHALLER WAS POINTING TO THE LOCATION THEY WERE TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT.  HE DID GIVE THE PILOTS AN EMERGENCY STOP SIGNAL, HOWEVER, IT WAS TO LATE TO PREVENT THE IMPACT.

THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREE WHILE MAKING A 180-DEGREE TURN TO PARK FOR SHUTDOWN.

THE PILOTS COMMENTED THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE LINE PERSON/MARSHALLER AND NOT THE WINGTIP. THE PIC ADMITTED HE IS RESPONSIBLE.

THE RIGHT SEAT EMPLOYEE IN TRAINING WAS TAXING THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE PIC ALSO MAKING INPUTS TO CONTROLS.

THE RAMP WAS NOT CONGESTED.

THE PILOT HAS BEEN TO ATLANTIC, AT BURBANK, MULTIPLE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA18CA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA528), Sep 3, 2018: Beech 200 (N97WC), Burbank, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's and pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while taxiing.

## Other reports on N97WC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130627012079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130627012079I), Jun 27, 2013: Beech B200 (N97WC), Prescott, AZ, No damage. On 06/27/2013 N97WC, BE-200 reported precautionary shutdown of right hand engine due to loss of oil pressure and landed without further incident at Prescott,…

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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