# Incident 20230311004209I: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11, San Francisco, CA, March 11, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2023, 11:54 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BAGA
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N213BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11 (registry code 1400015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-canada-lp-bd-500-1a11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW1521G SERIE (registry code 51763, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw1521g-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS CANADA LP BD-500-1A11
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230311004209I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 11, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:54 PST, MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF LOADING AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (SFO) TO OPERATE TO CINCINNATI, OH (CVG). THE CONTRACT RAMP TEAM WAS ACTIVELY LOADING FINAL BAGS WHEN A BAGGAGE CART AGENT DRIVING A TUG WITH 2 CARTS CAUGHT THE CHOCKED BELT LOADER POSITIONED ON THE FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND DRAGGED IT INTO THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE COWLING, WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND THE FLIGHT CANCELLED.  DURING THE POST-INCIDENT DEBRIEF, THE CONTRACTED COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR RAMP TEAM FAILED TO INSTALL A REQUIRED CONE AT THE END OF THE BELT LOADER TO ENSURE AT LEAST 3 FEET DISTANCE BETWEEN BAGGAGE CARTS AND THE BELT LOADER. FURTHERMORE, THE CONTRACTED COMPANY STATED THE BAG CART DRIVER DID NOT HEAR THE OTHER RAMP AGENTS YELLING AT HIM TO STOP AFTER HE CLIPPED THE BELT LOADER AND DRAGGED IT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET BECAUSE OF HIS HEARING PROTECTION.

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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