Beechcraft B200 N87SA
11 January 2016 · Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 January 2016 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N87SA, operated by Island Airlines, LLC, was involved in an accident near Carolina, United States. 5 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Luis Munoz Internatio (TJSJ)
- Coordinates
- 18.2636, -66.0014
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B200
- Registration
- N87SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1982
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Island Airlines, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Croix → Carolina
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA348
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to actuate the parking brake prior to leaving his seat, resulting in substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he parked the airplane and shut down the requisite systems, then proceeded to the back of the airplane to allow the passengers to disembark and set the wheel chocks. He reported that as he began to open the cabin door, he realized that the airplane was rolling backwards. The airplane rolled into the wall of the airport terminal and the left and right elevators sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane or any of its systems that would have prevented normal operation. According to the manufacturer's pilot operating handbook and the operator, the accident airplane was equipped with a parking brake. The operator reported that their maintenance department inspected the parking brake system after the accident, and in accordance with the Beech B200 service manual and found no failures or anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2016 | Beechcraft B200 | Lima, Peru | Aerolinea Del Caribe Peru | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Beechcraft B200 | Burnsville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2017 | Beechcraft B200 | Coalinga, California, United States | Optimal Aviation Services | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2015 | Beechcraft B200 | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2017 | Beechcraft B200 | Pucallpa, Peru | Air Majoro | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2017 | Beechcraft B200 | Richfield, Utah, United States | IHC Health Services Inc | No injuries | - |
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