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GAA16CA348

2016-01-10 · Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TJSJ

Current FAA registration · N87SA

Make / Model
BEECH B200
Year of manufacture
1982 · 34 years old at event
Engine
P&W PT6A SER (750 hp)
Seats / Engines
11 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19950131
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABF58E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to actuate the parking brake prior to leaving his seat, resulting in substantial damage.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he parked the airplane and shut down the requisite systems, then proceeded to the back of the airplane to allow the passengers to disembark and set the wheel chocks. He reported that as he began to open the cabin door, he realized that the airplane was rolling backwards. The airplane rolled into the wall of the airport terminal and the left and right elevators sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane or any of its systems that would have prevented normal operation. According to the manufacturer's pilot operating handbook and the operator, the accident airplane was equipped with a parking brake. The operator reported that their maintenance department inspected the parking brake system after the accident, and in accordance with the Beech B200 service manual and found no failures or anomalies. The pilot reported that he parked the airplane and shut down the requisite systems, then proceeded to the back of the airplane to allow the passengers to disembark and set the wheel chocks. He reported that as he began to open the cabin door, he realized that the airplane was rolling backwards. The airplane rolled into the wall of the airport terminal and the left and right elevators sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane or any of its systems that would have prevented normal operation. According to the manufacturer's pilot operating handbook and the operator, the accident airplane was equipped with a parking brake. The operator reported that their maintenance department inspected the parking brake system after the accident, and in accordance with the Beech B200 service manual and found no failures or anomalies. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Brake-Not used/operated - C
  • C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Pilot - C
  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Airport structure-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2016_GAA16CA348.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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