# Accident 20200713008502A: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2020, 11:46 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T4CA
- Location: 26.1983° N, 80.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1983&lon=-80.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200MU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200MU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 (registry code 1520227, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-27
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,311 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200713008502A

## Narrative

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

WHEN: JULY 13, 2020 1546 ZULU

WHERE: CESSNA 172S, REGISTRATION N5280D WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD TAXIING FROM THE CUSTOMS FACILITY TO TAXIWAY C AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.  N5280D CONTACTED A BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-27, REGISTRATION N200MU, WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD, TAXIING TO RUNWAY 27 VIA TAXIWAY E ? C ? RUNWAY 27.  N5280D CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY E AND C FACING NORTHEAST AFTER CONTACT WAS MADE.  N200MU CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY E AND C FACING ROUGHLY EAST.

WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION, PILOT?S NAME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED A CESSNA 172S, REGISTRATION N5280D. AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING VFR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTING PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS.  PART 135 OPERATION, PILOTS NAME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED A BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-27, REGISTRATION N200MU.  AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING VFR BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED PART 135 COMPANY FLIGHT OPERATIONS,

WHO: PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC):

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ( #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ )

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE SECOND CLASS: DATE OF EXAMINATION 10/24/2019

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH SITE:

AIRPLANE N5280D CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY E AND C FACING NORTHEAST AFTER CONTACT WAS MADE.  AIRPLANE N200MU CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY E AND C FACING ROUGHLY EAST.  VISUAL OBSERVATION SHOWED THAT N5280D LEFT WING DAMAGED WHILE STILL IN CONTACT WITH N200MU RIGHT PROP., HOUSING, AND WING.  DEBRIS FROM BOTH AIRCRAFT LITTERED THE GROUND ON THE TAXIWAY INTERSECTION WHERE CONTACT WAS MADE.

MISCELLANEOUS:

ON MONDAY JULY 13, 2020, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) OF A TAXIWAY INCIDENT AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. AN AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING PART 91 THAT CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH A PART 135 AIRPLANE ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT OF THE C172 (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND NEITHER DID THE PILOT OF THE BN-2A-27 (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^). BOTH PILOTS WERE ON SCENE TO GIVE STATEMENT AFTER THE CRASH. THE PILOT  OF THE 172 STATES THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO TAXI CUSTOMS, TO G, C TO RUNWAY 27.  THE PILOT OF THE BN-2A-27 STATES THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO TAXI FROM THE KILO RAMP TO RUNWAY 27 VIA B, E, C (CROSSING RUNWAY 31).  BOTH AIRCRAFT CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER AT THE INTERSECTION OF C AND E.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5280D, Cessna 172S: [Accident 20200713008492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200713008492A)

## 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 ERA20LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA247), Jul 13, 2020: Britten Norman BN2A (N200MU), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the tower controller’s failure to provide information to…

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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