Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
O'hare International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Chicago, Illinois 60666
Wednesday, December 1, 1999 14:31 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The airplane collided with the terminal building at the O'Hare International Airport. The captain reported he used the procedures in the BAE 146 Pilot Operating Handbook, to transfer fluid between the green and yellow hydraulic systems while the airplane was parked at the gate. He stated he then set the parking brake and checked the hydraulic system pressure. The captain reported they completed the before start, starting engines, and after engine start checklists at which time he signaled to the ramp personnel to remove the chocks. He reported the airplane then started to roll forward. He stated the parking brake was set and all four engines were running. The captain reported he tried the green braking and emergency yellow brake systems, however, the airplane continued to move. He then selected the anti-skid switch to battery and positioned the thrust levers to fuel off. The airplane traveled approximately 50 feet prior to contacting the bottom of the upper level of the terminal and a lower level door at gate B-20C. Postincident inspection of the brakes, hydraulic system, anti-skid system, squat switches, and related electrical system components failed to reveal why the airplane would have moved with the parking brake set. The initiation of the rolling event was not captured on the DFDR. The airplane is designed so that the DFDR does not record when the parking brake is set. On December 10, 1999, the operator issued an Alert Bulletin, prohibiting flight crews from performing hydraulic system fluid transfers. On August 25, 2000, the operator issued another Alert Bulletin, once again allowing flight crews to perform hydraulic system fluid transfers. On September 1, 2000, another Alert Bulletin was issued once again prohibiting flight crews from performing hydraulic system fluid transfers.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
An undetermined failure in the hydraulic system, which resulted in the airplane's entire braking system becoming temporarily inoperative. A factor associated with the incident was the airport terminal building that was contacted by the airplane.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 12/1/1999 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1431 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | CHICAGO |
| Event State | ILLINOIS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 60666 |
| Event Date Year | 1999 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | O'HARE INTERNATIONAL |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | ORD |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 668 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1356 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ORD |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 668 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 6000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 6 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 200 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 17 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 23 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 1 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | 48 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 10011 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 1 1999 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1445 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 17 2001 8:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Unknown |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N606AW |
| NTSB Number | CHI00IA037 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 121: Air Carrier |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | British Aerospace |
| Aircraft Model | BAE 146-200A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | BAE 146-20 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | E2033 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 91200 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 86 |
| Number of Engines | 4 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 27 1999 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 27836 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | RODNEY SQUARE NORTH |
| Aircraft Owner City | WILMINGTON |
| Aircraft Owner State | DE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 19890 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | AIR WISCONSIN |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | W6390 CHALLENGER DRIVE |
| Operator City | APPLETON |
| Operator State | WI |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 54914 |
| Operator Code | AWAA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | ORD |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MLI |
| Destination City | MOLINE |
| Destination State | IL |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Standing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 14 2001 4:03AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |