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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 200 · Mt. Pleasant, SC · October 18, 2021

Date: October 18, 2021 · 16:13 local
Place: Mt. Pleasant, SC
Airport: Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Fi
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UY8A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N996LM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA019
Reported as: Beech 200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total1,200 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

N996LMRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2026 · Beech 200S/N BB-157 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech 200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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The pilot had parked his plane on the row of parking spaces closest to the terminal building. He had been requested multiple times by airport personnel to not park there due to the size of his aircraft, for safety reasons, but he refused to comply with the request. As the aircraft was sitting in the parking space, a turnout to the right provided a path with no obstructions, but a turnout to the left did not provide sufficient path to taxi due to the presence of a fuel truck. The pilot started the airplane and pulled out of the parking space, turning to the left. Airport surveillance video shows that the aircraft was taxiing at an excessive rate of speed leaving the parking space and subsequently striking the fuel truck with the right wingtip, causing separation of the wingtip and damage to the right aileron. At no point did the pilot request a wing-walker or for the fuel truck to be moved.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT HAD PARKED HIS PLANE ON THE ROW OF PARKING SPACES CLOSEST TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. HE HAD BEEN REQUESTED MULTIPLE TIMES BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO NOT PARK THERE DUE TO THE SIZE OF HIS AIRCRAFT, FOR SAFETY REASONS, BUT HE REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUEST. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING SPACE, A TURNOUT TO THE RIGHT PROVIDED A PATH WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS, BUT A TURNOUT TO THE LEFT DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PATH TO TAXI DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A FUEL TRUCK. THE PILOT STARTED THE AIRPLANE AND PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, TURNING TO THE LEFT. AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED LEAVING THE PARKING SPACE AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE WINGTIP AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON. AT NO POINT DID THE PILOT REQUEST A WING-WALKER OR FOR THE FUEL TRUCK TO BE MOVED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA22LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMount Pleasant, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the parked fuel truck while taxiing for takeoff. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s decision to park the airplane in the congested ramp area and his excessive taxi speed.Oct 18, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N996LM · 1

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

Incident 20230830011489ILanding: Rollout · Walterboro, SCPilot stated that he had a normal rollout and saw five deer in front of aircraft during a night landing. Hitting one deer, the nose gear collapsed. Pilot stated that he had propellers in reverse and did not try a go around.Aug 30, 2023 · Minor damage