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FAA incident report · Learjet 45 · Augusta, GA · October 16, 2019

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Date
October 16, 2019 · 11:21 local
Place
Augusta, GA
Airport
Augusta Regional At Bush Field
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N916BD
Reported as
Learjet 45
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731-40BR-1
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
N916BDRegistered now · Learjet 45S/N 520 · Built 2015Airframe modelLearjet 45Engine modelHoneywell TFE731-40BR-1Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

On October 16, 2019 at 1115 local time, N307KP, a privacy data omitted landed at kags to drop off a passenger. The aircraft blocked in at 11:19. They advised the FBO that they were going to drop a passenger, and would need no services. They parked, shut down the left engine and deplaned a passenger. After deplaning the passenger, they shut the cabin door, restarted the left engine and taxied out of the parking spot. They blocked out at 11:21. During the entire stop, the rotating beacon was on and the right engine was operating.

While the aircraft was stopped, the passengers for N916BD, a LJ-45, accompanied by their co-pilot walked from the FBO to their aircraft. The route took them about 120 feet- behind the privacy data omitted. During the transit, a passenger was blown down, injuring her head. This happened as the global express was leaving the blocks.

Both pilots on the lear, plus one ramp worker stated that, in their opinion, the global pilot used excessive power while beginning his taxi.

The FBO at kags protocol calls for marshalling the transit aircraft in, but not marshalling them out of the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 16, 2019 AT 1115 LOCAL TIME, N307KP, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT KAGS TO DROP OFF A PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT BLOCKED IN AT 11:19. THEY ADVISED THE FBO THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DROP A PASSENGER, AND WOULD NEED NO SERVICES. THEY PARKED, SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND DEPLANED A PASSENGER. AFTER DEPLANING THE PASSENGER, THEY SHUT THE CABIN DOOR, RESTARTED THE LEFT ENGINE AND TAXIED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. THEY BLOCKED OUT AT 11:21. DURING THE ENTIRE STOP, THE ROTATING BEACON WAS ON AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS OPERATING.

WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, THE PASSENGERS FOR N916BD, A LJ-45, ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR CO-PILOT WALKED FROM THE FBO TO THEIR AIRCRAFT. THE ROUTE TOOK THEM ABOUT 120 FEET- BEHIND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DURING THE TRANSIT, A PASSENGER WAS BLOWN DOWN, INJURING HER HEAD. THIS HAPPENED AS THE GLOBAL EXPRESS WAS LEAVING THE BLOCKS.

BOTH PILOTS ON THE LEAR, PLUS ONE RAMP WORKER STATED THAT, IN THEIR OPINION, THE GLOBAL PILOT USED EXCESSIVE POWER WHILE BEGINNING HIS TAXI.

THE FBO AT KAGS PROTOCOL CALLS FOR MARSHALLING THE TRANSIT AIRCRAFT IN, BUT NOT MARSHALLING THEM OUT OF THE RAMP.