Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 1 April 2004
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900D
Owner/operator: US Airways Express, opb Colgan Air
Registration Number: N149CJ
Location: Hartford-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Left engine and propellerLeft engine and propeller
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Beech 1900D aircraft landed on runway 24, cleared to taxi to the ramp. During the taxiing, a fuel truck impacted the left engine and propeller, causing a significant jolt. The pilot subsequently shut down the engines and evacuated passengers from the right emergency exit.A Beech 1900D aircraft landed on runway 24, cleared to taxi to the ramp. During the taxiing, a fuel truck impacted the left engine and propeller, causing a significant jolt. The pilot subsequently shut down the engines and evacuated passengers from the right emergency exit.

Description

The Beech 1900D landed on runway 24, and was cleared to taxi to the ramp. As the airplane entered the ramp area, the flight crew planned to stop beyond the hold-short line, to wait for another airplane to exit gate 25. As the flight crew crossed the hold-short line, and were almost at a complete stop, they felt a “buffet,” which became a “large jolt,” on the left side of the fuselage. After realizing a fuel truck impacted the left engine and propeller, the captain shut down the engines, and evacuated the passengers from the right window emergency exit. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The fuel truck driver’s failure to maintain clearance with a taxiing airplane, resulting in the collision between the fuel truck and the airplane. A factor in the accident was the night condition.”

Primary Cause

Fuel truck driver’s failure to maintain clearance with a taxiing airplane, resulting in a collision between the fuel truck and the airplane.Fuel truck driver’s failure to maintain clearance with a taxiing airplane, resulting in a collision between the fuel truck and the airplane.

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