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    NTSB BAC 060430 Probable Cause

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    An airliner taxiing for takeoff collided with a loose string of baggage carts at the Las Vegas airport. The captain saw the carts moving rapidly toward the wing and swerved to avoid them, but the lead cart struck the left wing, damaging it substantially. The string of unattended carts had come from gates 10-14, and their parking brakes had not been properly engaged by ground personnel as required. The NTSB determined the probable cause was the failure of ground workers to properly secure the brake on the lead baggage cart.

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    An airliner taxiing for takeoff collided with a loose string of baggage carts at the Las Vegas airport. The captain saw the carts moving rapidly toward the wing and swerved to avoid them, but the lead cart struck the left wing, damaging it substantially. The string of unattended carts had come from gates 10-14, and their parking brakes had not been properly engaged by ground personnel as required. The NTSB determined the probable cause was the failure of ground workers to properly secure the brake on the lead baggage cart.

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    An airliner taxiing for takeoff collided with a loose string of baggage carts at the Las Vegas airport. The captain saw the carts moving rapidly toward the wing and swerved to avoid them, but the lead cart struck the left wing, damaging it substantially. The string of unattended carts had come from gates 10-14, and their parking brakes had not been properly engaged by ground personnel as required. The NTSB determined the probable cause was the failure of ground workers to properly secure the brake on the lead baggage cart.

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    NTSB BAC 060430 Probable Cause

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    An airliner taxiing for takeoff collided with a loose string of baggage carts at the Las Vegas airport. The captain saw the carts moving rapidly toward the wing and swerved to avoid them, but the lead cart struck the left wing, damaging it substantially. The string of unattended carts had come from gates 10-14, and their parking brakes had not been properly engaged by ground personnel as required. The NTSB determined the probable cause was the failure of ground workers to properly secure the brake on the lead baggage cart.

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    National Transportation Safety Board Printed on : 11/18/2010 7:03:49 PM

    Washington, DC 20594

    Brief of Accident

    Adopted 04/25/2007

    LAX06LA154
    File No. 21357 04/30/2006 Las Vegas, NV Aircraft Reg No. N909FJ Time (Local): 23:01 PDT

    Make/Model: Bombardier, Inc. / CL-600-2D24 Fatal Serious Minor/None


    Engine Make/Model: General Electric / CF348c5 Crew 0 0 4
    Aircraft Damage: Substantial Pass 0 0 85
    Number of Engines: 2
    Operating Certificate(s): Flag Carrier/Domestic
    Name of Carrier: Mesa Airlines, Inc.
    Type of Flight Operation: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only
    Reg. Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier

    Last Depart. Point: Same as Accident/Incident Location Condition of Light: Night


    Destination: Dallas, TX Weather Info Src: Weather Observation Facility
    Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Basic Weather: Visual Conditions
    Airport Name: Mc Carran International Lowest Ceiling: None
    Runway Identification: NA Visibility: 10.00 SM
    Runway Length/Width (Ft): Unk/Nr Wind Dir/Speed: 290 / 004 Kts
    Runway Surface: Temperature (°C): 25
    Runway Surface Condition: Precip/Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation

    Pilot-in-Command Age: 42 Flight Time (Hours)

    Certificate(s)/Rating(s) Total All Aircraft: 6700


    Airline Transport; Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land; Helicopter Last 90 Days: 200
    Total Make/Model: 3000
    Instrument Ratings Total Instrument Time: UnK/Nr
    Airplane; Helicopter

    The airliner was struck by a loose string of baggage carts while taxiing for departure. The airplane was traveling down a taxiway toward
    the active runway, and upon reaching an intersection, the captain noticed a loose string of baggage carts moving rapidly toward the
    airplane in an angled path from left to right. He swerved the airplane to the right of the centerline in an effort to avoid collision
    with the baggage carts. The lead rolling baggage cart struck the airplane's left wing, and the airplane traveled about 150 feet further
    down the taxiway before coming to a complete stop. The lead baggage cart came to rest wedged between the wing and taxiway surface. The
    airplane sustained substantial damage. The string of carts came from the direction of the concourse D gates 10 through 14. The baggage
    carts were equipped with a manual towbar actuated front two-wheel brake system. The parking brake is designed to activate by the
    operator raising the towbar to the vertical position. To release the parking brake, the brake/towbar-latch is pushed down by foot while
    the top of the tow bar is pushed inward toward the cart until the brake/towbar-latch is unhooked. Northwest Airlines, the owner of
    runaway carts, issued an employee memorandum after the accident reiterating the importance of ensuring that the braking system is engaged
    when leaving carts unattended.
    Brief of Accident (Continued)

    LAX06LA154
    File No. 21357 04/30/2006 Las Vegas, NV Aircraft Reg No. N909FJ Time (Local): 23:01 PDT

    Occurrence #1: ON GROUND/WATER COLLISION WITH OBJECT


    Phase of Operation: TAXI - TO TAKEOFF

    Findings
    1. (C) AIRPORT EQUIPMENT,GROUND SUPPORT - OTHER
    2. (C) PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES - NOT FOLLOWED - GROUND PERSONNEL

    Findings Legend: (C) = Cause, (F) = Factor


    __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows.
    The failure of ground service personnel to properly set the parking brake on the lead baggage cart.

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