Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 10 January 2016
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
Owner/operator: Island Airlines LLC
Registration Number: N87SA
Location: San Juan-Luis Mu¤oz Mar¡n International Airport (SJU) –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: The parking brake system.The parking brake system.
Category: Accident
A pilot parked an aircraft and initiated shutdown procedures, then discovered the aircraft was rolling backward. This resulted in significant damage to the airport terminal walls and elevators.A pilot parked an aircraft and initiated shutdown procedures, then discovered the aircraft was rolling backward. This resulted in significant damage to the airport terminal walls and elevators.
Description
The pilot reported that he parked the airplane and shut down the requisite systems, then proceeded to the back of the airplane to allow the passengers to disembark and set the wheel chocks. He reported that as he began to open the cabin door, he realized that the airplane was rolling backwards. The airplane rolled into the wall of the airport terminal and the left and right elevators sustained substantial damage. Probable Cause: “The pilot’s failure to actuate the parking brake prior to leaving his seat, resulting in substantial damage.”
Source of Information
http://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20160630X55224&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=CAhttp://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20160630X55224&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=CAPrimary Cause
Failure to activate the parking brake prior to leaving the seat, leading to substantial damage to the aircraft.Failure to activate the parking brake prior to leaving the seat, leading to substantial damage to the aircraft.Share on:
