Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 6 February 2010
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
Owner/operator: FedEx Express
Registration Number: N708FX
Location: Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The structural integrity of the hangars, specifically the roof supports and the overall structural stability of the hangar walls, was compromised by the weight of the snow.The structural integrity of the hangars, specifically the roof supports and the overall structural stability of the hangar walls, was compromised by the weight of the snow.
Category: Other
Heavy snowfall significantly impacted the Washington region, causing structural collapse of hangars at the Dulce Jet Center (DJC) in Washington-Dulces International Airport (IAD). This resulted in the damage to hangars A, B, and C, with hangar D also suffering damage. Aircraft, including the Global Express (N400GX), Falcon 2000EX (N62YC), Falcon 900EX (N106RW), Hawker 800XP (N800LA), and Cessna 414 (N52AP), were impacted, with varying degrees of damage to each. The incident involved the sale of several aircraft, including a Global Express (N4009) and a Cessna 414, and a partial breakdown of others.Heavy snowfall significantly impacted the Washington region, causing structural collapse of hangars at the Dulce Jet Center (DJC) in Washington-Dulces International Airport (IAD). This resulted in the damage to hangars A, B, and C, with hangar D also suffering damage. Aircraft, including the Global Express (N400GX), Falcon 2000EX (N62YC), Falcon 900EX (N106RW), Hawker 800XP (N800LA), and Cessna 414 (N52AP), were impacted, with varying degrees of damage to each. The incident involved the sale of several aircraft, including a Global Express (N4009) and a Cessna 414, and a partial breakdown of others.

Description

Heavy snowfall in the Washington region caused hangars of the Dulles Jet Center (DJC) at Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD) to collapse. The roofs of hangars A, B, and C came down, crumpling under the weight of nearly two feet of snow. Hangar D was damaged, but all four planes inside were safe. The 15 aircraft in Hangars A, B and C sustained various levels of damage. Aircraft that are reported to have been inside the hangars were: N400GX Global Express (9037) of Churchill Aviation [cancelled from U.S. register 15 June 2010] N62YC Falcon 2000EX (119) of Vesey Air LLC [cancelled from U.S. register 20 May 2010] N106RW Falcon 900EX (120) of MMRB Services [cancelled from U.S. register 28 Sept. 2010] N800LA Hawker 800XP (258679) of BAE Survivability Systems LLC [cancelled from U.S. register 15 Nov 2010] N109CP Beechjet 400A (RK-47) of THV Seminars LLC [sold 10 Dec. 2010 to be parted out] N708FX Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster of FedEx [cancelled from U.S. register 13 Dec 2010] N620K Global Express (9052) of Eastman Kodak [sold by Global Aerospace Insurance as salvage in January 2011] N528JR Global XRS (9177) of Joluk Air [sold to Davis SR Aviation LLC for scrap in March 2013; broken up by April 2013] N52AP Gulfstream GIV (1476) Computer Sciences Corp. N89MX Global XRS (9304) of ‘821 393 LLC’ N585JC Gulfstream GV (618) Hilton Hotels N180EG Hawker 800A (258188) of Monroe LLC N767DT Gulfstream G450 (4065) of MIC Industries LLC N4009 Learjet 45 (304) of Red Zone LLC unknown Cessna 414

Source of Information

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/awx/2010/02/15/awx_02_15_2010_p0-204546.xml, http://discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=10521&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=87c442f2d112f66c2c60206c3aec7e56http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/awx/2010/02/15/awx_02_15_2010_p0-204546.xml, http://discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=10521&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=87c442f2d112f66c2c60206c3aec7e56

Primary Cause

Severe and prolonged heavy snowfall conditions significantly weakened the structural integrity of the hangars, leading to collapse.Severe and prolonged heavy snowfall conditions significantly weakened the structural integrity of the hangars, leading to collapse.

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