Summary
On January 15, 2006, a Cessna S-550 (N460M) was involved in an incident near Anchorage, AK. All 5 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: A failure of the driver of a snowplow vehicle to maintain adequate visual lookout while maneuvering on an airport hangar ramp, which resulted in a collision with the accident airplane as it was being marshaled into parking.
On January 15, 2006, about 1450 Alaska Standard time, a Cessna S-550 airplane, N460M, sustained substantial damage when it was struck by a snowplow vehicle as the airplane was taxiing from landing at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Security Aviation Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, as an instrument flight rules (IFR) cross-country aeromedical flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135. The captain and first officer, both airline transport certificated pilots, the two medical crewmembers, and the patient/passenger, were not injured.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC06LA016. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N460M.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
A failure of the driver of a snowplow vehicle to maintain adequate visual lookout while maneuvering on an airport hangar ramp, which resulted in a collision with the accident airplane as it was being marshaled into parking.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On January 15, 2006, about 1450 Alaska Standard time, a Cessna S-550 airplane, N460M, sustained substantial damage when it was struck by a snowplow vehicle as the airplane was taxiing from landing at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Security Aviation Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, as an instrument flight rules (IFR) cross-country aeromedical flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135. The captain and first officer, both airline transport certificated pilots, the two medical crewmembers, and the patient/passenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska, about 1335.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on January 15, the assistant director of operations for the operator reported that the airplane crew were taxiing onto the operator's hangar ramp after landing. The airplane was being directed by company ground personnel utilizing marshalling wands. A private snowplow vehicle was clearing an adjacent ramp area to the south of the operator's hangar apron. While maneuvering the plow truck, the driver began backing up and collided with the left wingtip of the accident airplane. The airplane received structural damage to the left wing and left aileron.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC06LA016