Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 January 2000
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-285 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: TAME Ecuador
Registration Number: HC-BEY
Location: Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE) –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: No. 1 engine’s propellor bladesNo. 1 engine’s propellor blades
Category: Accident
A Hawker Siddeley HS-748 transport plane struck a ground power unit at Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE), Ecuador, resulting in significant damage. The aircraft taxied from its platform when it collided with the ground power unit, causing damage to the no. 1 engine’s propellor blades and shrapnel penetration into the fuselage.A Hawker Siddeley HS-748 transport plane struck a ground power unit at Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE), Ecuador, resulting in significant damage. The aircraft taxied from its platform when it collided with the ground power unit, causing damage to the no. 1 engine’s propellor blades and shrapnel penetration into the fuselage.
Description
A Hawker Siddeley HS-748 transport plane sustained substantial damage in a ground accident at Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE), Ecuador. The airplane began to taxy from its position on the platform when it struck an ground power unit with its no. 1 engine. Propeller blades were damaged and shrapnel penetrated the fuselage of the airplane. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot’s haste and distraction by starting to taxi on the platform.”
Primary Cause
The pilot’s haste and distraction by starting to taxi on the platform.The pilot’s haste and distraction by starting to taxi on the platform.Share on:
