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.
Probable Cause: "The pilot's failure to actuate the parking brake prior to leaving his seat, resulting in substantial damage."
accident date: 10-01-2016
type: Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
registration: N87SA
accident date: 10-01-2016
type: Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
registration: N87SA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 10 January 2016 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Island Airlines LLC |
| Registration: | N87SA |
| MSN: | BB-1089 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12545 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) ( Puerto Rico)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saint Croix-Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX/TISX), U.S. Virgin Islands |
| San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
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.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: "The pilot's failure to actuate the parking brake prior to leaving his seat, resulting in substantial damage."
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 10-01-2016
type: Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
registration: N87SA
accident date: 10-01-2016
type: Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
registration: N87SA
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saint Croix-Henry E. Rohlsen Airport to San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Distance from Saint Croix-Henry E. Rohlsen Airport to San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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