Pilot Debrief

Bombardier BD 700 1A10 near Augusta, GA — 2019-10-16

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Date
2019-10-16
Location
Augusta, GA, USA
Airport
AGS
Aircraft
Bombardier BD 700 1A10
Registration
N307KP
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Ground

Probable cause

The first officer's failure to maintain a safe distance from a large turbine-powered airplane while escorting passengers, resulting in a passenger encounter with jet blast.

NTSB narrative

The first officer of a Learjet was escorting passengers to the airplane, which was parked about 70 ft behind a Bombardier jet. A passenger was knocked over by the jet blast from the engines of the Bombardier as it began taxiing, resulting in serious injuries. Had the first officer waited to escort his passengers after the Bombardier had departed or maintained a safer distance from the Bombardier, it’s likely the passenger would not have been injured. The pilots of the Bombardier had shut down the left engine to deplane their passenger, restarted the engine, and were taxing back to the runway for takeoff when the accident occurred. They stated the rotating beacon was on and the right engine was running the entire time.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Environmental
First missed decision gate
Bombardier crew could have waited longer before restarting the engine.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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  • 7 docket documents
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Docket documents7

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