Narrative:
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."
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 14 January 2000 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-285 Srs. 2A |
| Operator: | TAME Ecuador |
| Registration: | HC-BEY |
| MSN: | 1739 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 867 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 534-2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE) ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU), Ecuador |
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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:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's haste and distraction by starting to taxi on the platform."
Classification:
Collision with airport equipmentDamaged on the ground
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