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FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-700-1A10 · Brownsville, TX · June 23, 2023

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Date
June 23, 2023 · 23:22 local
Place
Brownsville, TX
Airport
Brownsville/South Padre Island
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
7SSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N373VB
Reported as
Bombardier BD-700-1A10
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710A220
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,714 total302 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days
N373VBRegistered now · Bombardier BD-700-1A10S/N 9420 · Built 2010Airframe modelBombardier BD-700-1A10Engine modelRolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710A220Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed from scda to kbro for U.S. Customs inspection and arrived at 2322 local.

Pilot in command (p.I.c), indicated they were late from departure due to passenger.

Upon landing, aircraft was asked to park at the U.S. Customs ramp at kbro. Co-pilot indicated she knew where to park the aircraft.

Flight crew asked for ground crew for marshalling into spot, no one showed up to guide the aircraft to the final location. P.I.c decided to park the aircraft into the spot indicated by ATC.

Based on the video provided by the PIC. The parking ramp for the U.S. Customs had no lights turn on for the aircraft final location. The perimeter fence appears to be 4 to 5 feet then it changes to an 8 foot fence. Due to the surroundings lights that are on makes the fence obscure in the light pollution.

P.I.c. indicated due to the long flight and arriving at kbro, the heat and humidity made it difficult to see as they entered the U.S. Customs ramp to park the aircraft.

P.I.c. estimated he had the proper clearance when making the turn to proceed to the final location. As he made the turn the aircraft swept wing was misleading the left wing tip scrape the fence causing the damage to the light assemblies and plexiglas panel to the lights.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM SCDA TO KBRO FOR U.S. CUSTOMS INSPECTION AND ARRIVED AT 2322 LOCAL.

PILOT IN COMMAND (P.I.C), INDICATED THEY WERE LATE FROM DEPARTURE DUE TO PASSENGER.

UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT WAS ASKED TO PARK AT THE U.S. CUSTOMS RAMP AT KBRO. CO-PILOT INDICATED SHE KNEW WHERE TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT.

FLIGHT CREW ASKED FOR GROUND CREW FOR MARSHALLING INTO SPOT, NO ONE SHOWED UP TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FINAL LOCATION. P.I.C DECIDED TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SPOT INDICATED BY ATC.

BASED ON THE VIDEO PROVIDED BY THE PIC. THE PARKING RAMP FOR THE U.S. CUSTOMS HAD NO LIGHTS TURN ON FOR THE AIRCRAFT FINAL LOCATION. THE PERIMETER FENCE APPEARS TO BE 4 TO 5 FEET THEN IT CHANGES TO AN 8 FOOT FENCE. DUE TO THE SURROUNDINGS LIGHTS THAT ARE ON MAKES THE FENCE OBSCURE IN THE LIGHT POLLUTION.

P.I.C. INDICATED DUE TO THE LONG FLIGHT AND ARRIVING AT KBRO, THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AS THEY ENTERED THE U.S. CUSTOMS RAMP TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT.

P.I.C. ESTIMATED HE HAD THE PROPER CLEARANCE WHEN MAKING THE TURN TO PROCEED TO THE FINAL LOCATION. AS HE MADE THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT SWEPT WING WAS MISLEADING THE LEFT WING TIP SCRAPE THE FENCE CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND PLEXIGLAS PANEL TO THE LIGHTS.