- Date
- June 26, 2005, 10:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Junction, CO
- Injuries
- 19 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N240GLBeech 1900D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20050626012819I
- Case key
- 61806
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Probable cause
the flight crew's diverted attention while the number 2 engine was operating and failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in an inadvertent taxi of the airplane into an airport security fence.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The number 2 engine (right) was operating and the captain had given the ground marshals clearance to remove the wheel chocks. The first officer closed the cabin door and had completed the passenger safety briefing. After the first officer had completed the briefing, the captain turned in his seat to demonstrate to the first officer how to secure a component of the cabin door from "rattling" in-flight. During the captain's demonstration, the first officer was standing in the forward cabin. While the flight crew's attention was diverted, the airplane taxied forward, rolled onto a curb, and struck an airport security fence.
Factual narrative
On June 26, 2005, at 1010 mountain daylight time, a Beech 1900D, N240GL, owned and operated by Great Lakes Aviation, LTD., sustained minor damage when it struck an airport security fence while taxiing at the Walker Field Airport, Grand Junction, Colorado. The captain, first officer, and 17 passengers on board were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 scheduled domestic passenger flight. The flight was originating at the time of the incident and was destined for Denver, Colorado.
According to the captain, the number 2 engine (right) was operating and he had given the ground marshals clearance to remove the wheel chocks. The first officer closed the cabin door and had completed the passenger safety briefing. After the first officer had completed the briefing, the captain turned in his seat to demonstrate to the first officer how to secure a component of the cabin door from "rattling" in-flight. During the captain's demonstration, the first officer was standing in the forward cabin. While the flight crew's attention was diverted, the airplane taxied forward, rolled onto a curb, and struck an airport security fence.
Examination of the aircraft by airport personnel revealed the right propeller blades were separated near the hub, the right engine cowling and the radome were punctured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N240GL
- Reported as
- Beech 1900D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- UE-240
- Airframe hours
- 19,495
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67D, 1,279 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Great Lakes Aviation LTD
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 1, 2005
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GJT · Walker Field
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Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,010 total · 2,900 in this make and model · 3,100 as pilot in command · 230 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 29
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2005
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 840 total · 40 in this make and model · 80 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- GJT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N240GL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.