Mcelroy Airfield Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kremmling, Colorado 80459
Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:06 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot was taxiing the airplane away from the fueling depot when jet blast from the engines knocked over and seriously injured the lineman. There were no reported mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The lineman’s inadvertent encounter with jet blast.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/23/2009
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 906
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Kremmling
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 80459
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 400313N
Event Location Longitude 1062208W
Event Location Airport McElroy Airfield
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 20V
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 7411
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 915 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 294
Weather Observation Facility ID KHDN
Elevation of weather observation facility 6602
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 50
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.25
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries 1
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 8
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 26363
NTSB Notification Source Federal Aviation Adminstration
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 25 2009 5:26PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N802QS
NTSB Number CEN09LA541
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage None
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model CE-560
Aircraft Series Identifier CITATION V
Aircraft Serial Number 560-0706
Certified Max Gross Weight 16830
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 8
Total number of seats on the aircraft 10
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Jul 27 2009 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2242
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name NetJets
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Oklahoma City
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 73102
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name NetJets
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Oklahoma City
Operator State OK
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 73102
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger Only
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) --
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 20V
Departure City Kremling
Departure State CO
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 906
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code VNY
Destination City Van Nuys
Destination State CA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 20 2009 12:24PM
User who most recently changed record kaij
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --