Cessna 402C N596DM

Summary

On 14 March 2002 at about 02:02 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N596DM, operated by Aero Charter & Transport, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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.

Date

14 March 2002 at 02:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Albuquerque Intl (ABQ)

Coordinates

35.0403, -106.6092

Aircraft

Cessna 402C

Registration

N596DM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Aero Charter & Transport

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallup → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW02LA094

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the tug driver to stop at the stop sign resulting in a collision with a taxiing airplane. A contributing factor was the dark night light conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After the dark night landing, the airplane exited the runway onto the taxiway. After exiting the runway, the pilot stopped the airplane, retracted the flaps, turned off the landing light, and radioed ground control for clearance to taxi to parking. After receiving clearance, the pilot began taxiing to parking with the taxi lights on. As the airplane neared an access road intersection on the taxiway, the pilot observed a vehicle to his left stopped at the northbound stop sign. The pilot did not see any traffic to his right at the southbound stop sign. As the airplane entered the intersection, the pilot caught a flash of light to his right. A baggage tug, with only the right head light illuminated, struck the airplane's right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.