Dassault Falcon 2000EX – N62YC

Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 6 February 2010

Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 2000EX

Owner/operator: Vesey Air

Registration Number: N62YC

Location: Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD) – ÿ United States of America

Phase of Flight: Standing

Status: Substantial, written off

Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0

Component Affected: The roofs of hangars A, B, and C of the Dulce Jet Center were the primary component affected.The roofs of hangars A, B, and C of the Dulce Jet Center were the primary component affected.

Category: Other

Heavy snowfall significantly impacted the Washington region, causing structural failure of the Dulce Jet Center (DJC) at Washington-Dulces International Airport (IAD). Roofs of hangars A, B, and C collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft within. While hangar D was minimally affected, all four aircraft were safe. Notable aircraft involved included: N400GX Global Express (9037) of Churchill Aviation, N62YC Falcon 2000EX (119) of Vesey Air LLC, N106RW Falcon 900EX (120) of MMRB Services, N800LA Hawker 800XP (258679) of BAE Survivability Systems LLC, N109CP Beechjet 400A (RK-47) of THV Seminars LLC, N708FX Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster of FedEx, N620K Global Express (9052) of Eastman Kodak, N528JR Global XRS (9177) of Joluk Air, 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, and N767DT Gulfstream G450 (4065) of MIC Industries LLC. The incident was triggered by a prolonged period of heavy snowfall, leading to structural collapse of the hangars.Heavy snowfall significantly impacted the Washington region, causing structural failure of the Dulce Jet Center (DJC) at Washington-Dulces International Airport (IAD). Roofs of hangars A, B, and C collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft within. While hangar D was minimally affected, all four aircraft were safe. Notable aircraft involved included: N400GX Global Express (9037) of Churchill Aviation, N62YC Falcon 2000EX (119) of Vesey Air LLC, N106RW Falcon 900EX (120) of MMRB Services, N800LA Hawker 800XP (258679) of BAE Survivability Systems LLC, N109CP Beechjet 400A (RK-47) of THV Seminars LLC, N708FX Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster of FedEx, N620K Global Express (9052) of Eastman Kodak, N528JR Global XRS (9177) of Joluk Air, 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, and N767DT Gulfstream G450 (4065) of MIC Industries LLC. The incident was triggered by a prolonged period of heavy snowfall, leading to structural collapse of the hangars.

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

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