Beechcraft 1900D N240GL

Summary

On 26 June 2005 at about 16:10 local time, a Beechcraft 1900D registered N240GL was involved in an incident near Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. 19 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

26 June 2005 at 16:10

Classification

Incident

Location

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Walker Field (GJT)

Coordinates

39.1222, -108.5267

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900D

Registration

N240GL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Denver

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05IA092

Nobody was injured.

the flight crew's diverted attention while the number 2 engine was operating and failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in an inadvertent taxi of the airplane into an airport security fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The number 2 engine (right) was operating and the captain had given the ground marshals clearance to remove the wheel chocks. The first officer closed the cabin door and had completed the passenger safety briefing. After the first officer had completed the briefing, the captain turned in his seat to demonstrate to the first officer how to secure a component of the cabin door from "rattling" in-flight. During the captain's demonstration, the first officer was standing in the forward cabin. While the flight crew's attention was diverted, the airplane taxied forward, rolled onto a curb, and struck an airport security fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.