Event Details
Following an uneventful flight from Mansfield, the crew received clearance to land at Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. After touchdown, while decelerating on the runway, the four-engine airplane collided with an airport vehicle that was crossing the runway from an airport position to the terminal area. The crew brought the airplane to a stop on the runway.
Aftermath
All 17 occupants were evacuated safely. The aircraft sustained damage that rendered it beyond repair.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause to be a ground collision with an airport vehicle following improper or conflicting instructions issued by air traffic control personnel. Contributing factors included the driver of the vehicle and the ground controller, who cleared the airport vehicle from an airport position to the terminal area.