# Accident 20211018021579A: Beech 200, Mt. Pleasant, SC, October 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2021, 16:13 local time
- Place: Mt. Pleasant, SC
- Airport: Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UY8A
- Location: 32.8978° N, 79.7829° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8978&lon=-79.7829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996LM-2026-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211018021579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA019), Oct 18, 2021: Beech 200 (N996LM), Mount Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N996LM (1)

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

- [Incident 20230830011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230830011489I), Aug 30, 2023: Beech 200 (N996LM), Walterboro, SC, Minor damage. Pilot 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…

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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