Bombardier CL600 N403SW
8 September 1994 · Burbank, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1994 at about 13:00 local time, a Bombardier CL600 registered N403SW, operated by Skywest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Burbank, California, United States. 36 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burbank, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burbank (BUR)
- Coordinates
- 34.1706, -118.3397
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL600
- Registration
- N403SW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Skywest Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Probable cause
the ground crew's failure to follow company procedures. The failure of the operator to provide headsets to communicate with the flightcrew and the poor lighting conditions were factors in this accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE GROUND CREW WERE NOT USING HEADSETS WHILE PUSHING BACK THE AIRPLANE. THE GROUND CREW DID NOT FOLLOW COMPANY PROCEDURES AND DISCONNECTED THE TOW BAR WITHOUT RECEIVING AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE FLIGHT CREW. THE GROUND CREW DID UTILIZE HAND SIGNAL PROCEDURES TWICE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE CAPTAIN'S RESPONSE DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTING CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS STARTING THE ENGINES AND DID NOT SEE NOR ACKNOWLEDGE THE PARKING BRAKE SIGNAL. THEY WERE NOT AWARE THAT THE GROUND CREW DISCONNECTED THE TOW BAR. MOMENTS LATER, THE JET ROLLED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE TUG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bombardier CL600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1993 | Bombardier CL600-2B19 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Comair | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1998 | Bombardier CL600-2B19 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2000 | Bombardier CL600-2B16 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Dec 1987 | Bombardier CL600-2A12 | Twentynine Plms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2002 | Bombardier CL600-2B19 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2002 | Bombardier CL600-2B19 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Sep 1994 | Robinson R-22 | Chico, California, United States | Sierra Aviation | No injuries | - |