Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 16 October 2005
Aircraft Type: Airbus A330-243
Owner/operator: SriLankan Airlines
Registration Number: 4R-ALA
Location: Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) –
ÿ Sri Lanka
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: StepladderStepladder
Investigating Agency: DCA Sri LankaDCA Sri Lanka
Category: Accident
A SriLankan Flight UL 316 landed at a stand after stopping. A ground vehicle collided with a stepladder used by passengers, causing a passenger to fall and resulting in injuries to several others. This incident involved a collision with a stepladder.A SriLankan Flight UL 316 landed at a stand after stopping. A ground vehicle collided with a stepladder used by passengers, causing a passenger to fall and resulting in injuries to several others. This incident involved a collision with a stepladder.
Description
SriLankan Flight UL 316 had landed from Kuala Lumpur and had stopped at a stand. During the disembarkation of passengers, a ground vehicle which was approaching the aircraft for maintenance collided with the stepladder which some passengers were using to disembark the aircraft. When the vehicle collided with the stepladder it shifted away from the aircraft causing one passenger to fall several feet onto the ground who later succumbed to injuries. A few more passengers who were on the stepladder were also injured due to this accident.
Source of Information
https://www.caa.lk/images/pdf/past_acciden_incident_reports/7_final_report_on_accident_of_srilankan_airlines_flight_ul316.pdfhttps://www.caa.lk/images/pdf/past_acciden_incident_reports/7_final_report_on_accident_of_srilankan_airlines_flight_ul316.pdfPrimary Cause
Collision between a ground vehicle and a stepladder used by passengers.Collision between a ground vehicle and a stepladder used by passengers.Share on:
