- Date
- November 10, 2003, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Denver, CO
- Injuries
- 13 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N254GLBeech 1900D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20031110028709I
- Case key
- 58389
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
the ground personnel’s failure to maintain aircraft clearance, resulting in the collision. Contributing factors include ground communications not coordinated by the ground personnel, the flight crew's inadequate visual outlook and the parked airplane.
Analysis
The crew was following the marshalling instructions as issued by the marshaller. The taxi speed was slow. Clearance was not verified and the left winglet of the accident airplane impacted the right wing of another Beech 1900D. The captain shut down the engines and the passengers were deplaned without further incident.
Factual narrative
On November 10, 2003, at 1145 mountain standard time, a Beech 1900D, N254GL, owned and operated by Great Lakes Aviation, LTD., received minor damage when it collided with a parked airplane while parking at Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado. The airline transport certificated captain, commercial certificated first officer, and 11 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The scheduled domestic passenger flight was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 121.
According to the accident report submitted by Great Lakes, the crew was following the marshalling instructions as issued by the marshaller. The taxi speed was slow. The wing walker was behind the airplane and was not able to get around to the left wing. Obstacle clearance was not verified. The left winglet of N254GL struck the right wing of N211GL, another Beech 1900D that was parked on the ramp. The captain shut down the engines and the passengers were deplaned without further incident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N254GL
- Reported as
- Beech 1900D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- UE254
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney Pt6A-67D, 1,279 horsepower, turbo propPratt & Whitney PT6A-67D, 1,279 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Great Lakes Aviation, LTD.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MCK · Mc Cook, NE
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DEN · Denver Intl
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Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- May 18, 2003
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,260 total · 2,666 in this make and model · 217 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 34
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- August 10, 2003
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 895 in this make and model · 173 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 18 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.