16 Apr 2015: SHORT BROS SD 360-300 VARIANT300 — Air Cargo Carriers

16 Apr 2015: SHORT BROS SD 360-300 VARIANT300 — Air Cargo Carriers

No fatalities • Greer, SC, United States

Probable cause

The fuel truck driver's inattention, which resulted in backing over a warning cone and into the horizontal stabilizer of the airplane.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The airplane was standing at the terminal while cargo was being loaded and the co-pilot was onboard preparing for flight. the Captain, outside the airplane, directed the fuel truck driver to drive around to the right side of the airplane and prepare to fuel the airplane. The captain had intended to direct the truck after preparing the fuel service panel, but turned around to see the truck back over an orange marker cone and into the airplane's horizontal stabilizer.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.

Contributing factors

  • cause Damaged/degraded
  • cause Ground crew
  • Effect on operation
  • Ground crew

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 030/14kt, vis 4sm

Related events

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Same operator

  • 3 May 2022 — Shorts 360-300 (Air Cargo Carriers)
  • 5 May 2017 — Shorts 330-200 (Air Cargo Carriers)
  • 5 May 2017 — SHORT BROS. & HARLAND SD3 30 SHERPA VAR (Air Cargo Carriers)
  • 15 Apr 2015 — Shorts 360-300 (Air Cargo Carriers)
  • 17 May 2012 — Shorts 360-100 (Air Cargo Carriers)

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