Incident Overview
Date: Monday 20 January 2003
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP
Owner/operator: Aerovip
Registration Number: LV-ZST
Location: Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Minor
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft propellerAircraft propeller
Investigating Agency: JIAACJIAAC
Category: Accident
A commercial flight experienced a near-miss due to inadequate coordination, incorrect signaling of a towing tractor, and reduced visibility. A collision with a tractor occurred during taxiing, resulting in propeller damage.A commercial flight experienced a near-miss due to inadequate coordination, incorrect signaling of a towing tractor, and reduced visibility. A collision with a tractor occurred during taxiing, resulting in propeller damage.
Description
Struck airport equipment; propeller broke. 3.2 Cause At the end of a regular commercial flight, in the phase of taxiing to the parking position, the aircraft hit a tractor for towing with its left engine due to 1) Inadequate coordination in the cockpit. 2) Incorrect location and lack of regulatory signalling of the towing tractor. 3) Poor visibility from the side windows. Contributing factor: – The position of the sun in relation to the aircraft. – Momentary diversion of the pilot’s attention for safety reasons towards the entrance of passengers to an adjacent aircraft.
Source of Information
http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol34.pdf, https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363675.pdfhttp://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol34.pdf, https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363675.pdfPrimary Cause
Poor coordination in the cockpit, incorrect regulatory signaling of the towing tractor, and reduced visibility from the side windows.Poor coordination in the cockpit, incorrect regulatory signaling of the towing tractor, and reduced visibility from the side windows.Share on:
