Pilot Debrief

BOEING 737-301 near Dayton, OH — 2011-03-30

Final reportANC11LA022
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Date
2011-03-30
Location
Dayton, OH, USA
Aircraft
BOEING 737-301
Registration
N360WA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Preflight

Probable cause

The flightcrew's inadequate preflight inspection, resulting in in-flight structural damage to the airplane's fuselage from an unsecured pallet jack that was located in the airplane's empty cargo hold.

NTSB narrative

The cargo airplane departed on a positioning flight with an unsecured pallet jack in the empty cargo hold. During the flight, the pallet jack moved and damaged a fuselage structural frame. The flightcrew reported that they both looked in the cargo hold prior to the flight, but did not check the security of the pallet jack.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Failure to secure cargo before departure allowed unsecured pallet jack.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 1 docket document
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Docket documents1

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