# NTSB FTW93LA020: British Aerospace 3100, N404AE, Dfw Airport, TX, October 21, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 20, 1992, 20:21 local (Oct 21, 1992, 01:21 UTC)
- Place: Dfw Airport, TX
- Location: 32.8962° N, 97.0205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8962&lon=-97.0205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93LA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18603/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA020

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT AND CLEARANCE. THE CONGESTED RAMP WAS A FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - object - other
  - airport facilities,ramp facilities - congested (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN IT STRUCK A PARKED GROUND POWER UNIT ON THE RAMP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N404AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AEROSPACE 3100
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 646
- Airframe hours: 13736
- Engines: GARRETT TPE 331-10VF 1040 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Metro Airlines, doing business as American Eagle
- Registered owner: United States Trust Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, October 16, 1992, 18 hours before
- Departed: DFW
- Destination: ABI, ABILENE, TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DFW, Dfw International

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 8,000 as pilot in command, 163 in the last 90 days, 51 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DFW, 1 nm away

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.

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