Airbus A319-111 N927FR

Summary

On 10 October 2005 at about 17:20 local time, a Airbus A319-111 registered N927FR, operated by Frontier Airlines Inc, was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 109 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 October 2005 at 17:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Denver International Airport (DEN)

Coordinates

39.8614, -104.6731

Aircraft

Airbus A319-111

Registration

N927FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Frontier Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06IA008

Nobody was injured.

the de-ice vehicle operator's failure to follow post de-icing procedures, resulting in a collision. Contributing factors were the fog, snow, and the de-icing vehicle.

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

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The airplane was de-iced and the flight crew was given a clearance to taxi. Communications between the flight crew and the de-icing vehicle operator were inadequate and the de-icing crew failed to correctly follow their post de-icing procedure. As the aircraft moved forward, the crew felt a jolt and received an ECAM warning for flight control/slat fault. They also received a report from a passenger who stated he had seen the de-ice truck and the airplane's right wing collide. Weather at the time of the incident was 1/4 SM visibility, snow, fog, temperature 0 degrees C., and dew point minus 1 degree C.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.