ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197673
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1997 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Owner/operator: | Mesa Airlines Inc |
| Registration: | N162ZV |
| MSN: | UE-162 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3153 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Youngstown, OH |
| (KPIT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The First Officer was taxiing the airplane to the gate after landing. The airplane was traveling south on a taxiway when the Captain noticed a baggage tug approaching on an access road perpendicular to the taxiway from the left, traveling west. The Captain applied the brakes to stop the airplane; however, the tug continued and collided with the airplane's left wing. The tug driver said he may have lost consciousness after striking a bump in the access road. The police reported the bump was at the point where the access road intersected the taxiway, and the intersection was controlled by a stop sign on the access road. The Police Officer issued a citation to the tug driver for violation of a county ordinance, which stated, 'Aircraft always have the right-of-way in the AOA. Vehicles needing to traverse an AOA ramp shall...obey all posted signage.'
Probable Cause: the tug driver's failure to obey a stop sign and his failure to yield right-of-way to the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98LA013
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2024 12:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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