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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: LAX06LA154 Aircraft Registration Number: N909FJ

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 04/30/2006 Most Critical Injury: None

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident Investigated By: NTSB

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone
Las Vegas NV 89119 2301 PDT

Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Distance From Landing Facility:

Aircraft Information Summary

Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Type of Aircraft

Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2D24 Airplane

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:
On April 30, 2006, at 2301 Pacific daylight time, a Bombardier CL-600-2D24, N909FJ, operated by
Mesa Airlines, Inc., as Air Shuttle flight 6903, was stuck by a baggage cart while taxiing for
takeoff at Mc Carran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. The airline transport pilot and
first officer, 2 flight attendants, and 85 passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained
substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR Part 121 scheduled
domestic passenger flight that was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The
flight was originating from Las Vegas, with a planned destination of Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport, Dallas, Texas.

According to a representative from Mesa Airlines, Inc., the airplane was traveling east down
taxiway "C" toward the beginning of runway 25R. Upon reaching intersection C2, the captain noticed
a string of baggage carts moving rapidly toward the airplane in an angled path from left to right.
He swerved the airplane about 50 feet to the right of the centerline in an effort to circumvent the
collision. The lead cart of the rolling baggage cart string struck the airplane's left wing, and
the airplane traveled about 150 feet further down the taxiway before coming to a complete stop.
The baggage cart came to rest wedged between the wing and taxiway surface. The airplane incurred
damage to the left wing, encompassing the following areas: the slat, leading edge, undercarriage
below the aft cargo door, and left wing tip edge.

The baggage cart was 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.
When the bar is manipulated to this upward position, the brake/towbar-latch is hooked to a separate
bar containing the brake tension-adjusting bolt. To release the parking brake, the
brake/towbar-latch is designed to be pushed down by foot while the top of the tow bar is pushed
inward toward the cart until the brake/towbar-latch is unhooked.

The string of carts came from the direction of the concourse D, gates 10 through 14. 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.

The closest weather observation station was located on site at Mc Carran International Airport. A
routine aviation weather report (METAR) for the airport was issued about 5 minutes prior to the
accident. It stated: skies clear; visibility 10 statute miles; winds 290 degrees at 4 knots;
temperature 27 degrees Celsius; dew point 05 degrees Celsius; altimeter 29.86 inches of mercury.

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NTSB ID: LAX06LA154

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 04/30/2006

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Landing Facility/Approach Information

Airport Name Airport ID: Airport Elevation Runway Used Runway Length Runway Width
Mc Carran International LAS 2181 Ft. MSL NA

Runway Surface Type:

Runway Surface Condition:

Approach/Arrival Flown: NONE

VFR Approach/Landing: None

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Serial Number
Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2D24 15009

Airworthiness Certificate(s): Transport

Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle

Amateur Built Acft? No
Engine Type:
Turbo Fan
- Aircraft Inspection Information
Type of Last Inspection
Number of Seats: 89 Certified Max Gross Wt. 82500 LBS Number of Engines: 2
Engine Manufacturer: Model/Series: Rated Power:
General Electric CF348c5
Date of Last Inspection Time Since Last Inspection Airframe Total Time

Continuous Airworthiness Hours Hours

- Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Information

ELT Installed?/Type Yes / ELT Operated? No ELT Aided in Locating Accident Site? No

Owner/Operator Information
Registered Aircraft Owner Street Address
299 S. Main Street Floor 12
Wells Fargo Bank Nothwest NA Trustee City State Zip Code
Salt Lake City UT 84111
Street Address
Operator of Aircraft 410 N. 44th St. #700
City State Zip Code
Mesa Airlines, Inc.
Phoenix AZ 85008
Operator Does Business As: Operator Designator Code: MASA
- Type of U.S. Certificate(s) Held:
Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s): Flag Carrier/Domestic

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier

Type of Flight Operation Conducted: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: LAX06LA154

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 04/30/2006

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

First Pilot Information

Name City State Date of Birth Age

On File On File On File On File 42

Sex: M Seat Occupied: Left Occupational Pilot? Certificate Number: On File

Certificate(s): Airline Transport

Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land

Rotorcraft/Glider/LTA: Helicopter

Instrument Rating(s): Airplane; Helicopter

Instructor Rating(s): None

Current Biennial Flight Review? 02/2006

Medical Cert.: Class 1 Medical Cert. Status: Without Waivers/Limitations Date of Last Medical Exam: 12/2005

This Make Airplane Airplane Instrument Lighter

All A/C
- Flight Time Matrix and Model Single Engine Mult-Engine
Night
Actual Simulated
Rotorcraft Glider
Than Air

Total Time 6700 3000

Pilot In Command(PIC)

Instructor

Instruction Received

Last 90 Days 200

Last 30 Days

Last 24 Hours

Seatbelt Used? Yes Shoulder Harness Used? Yes Toxicology Performed? No Second Pilot? Yes

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point State Airport Identifier Departure Time Time Zone

Same as Accident/Incident Location LAS PDT

Destination State Airport Identifier

Dallas TX DFW

Type of Clearance: IFR

Type of Airspace:

Weather Information
Source of Wx Information:

Company; Commercial Weather Service; National Weather Service

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: LAX06LA154

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 04/30/2006

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Weather Information
WOF ID Observation Time Time Zone WOF Elevation WOF Distance From Accident Site Direction From Accident Site

LAS 2256 PDT 2181 Ft. MSL 0 NM Deg. Mag.

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear Ft. AGL Condition of Light: Night

Lowest Ceiling: None Ft. AGL Visibility: 10 SM Altimeter: 29.86 "Hg

Temperature: 25 ° C Dew Point: 5 °C Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Wind Direction: 290 Wind Speed: 4 Wind Gusts:

Visibility (RVR): Ft. Visibility (RVV) SM

Precip and/or Obscuration:

No Obscuration; No Precipitation

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Aircraft Fire: None Aircraft Explosion None

- Injury Summary Matrix Fatal Serious Minor None TOTAL

First Pilot 1 1
Second Pilot 1 1
Student Pilot

Flight Instructor

Check Pilot

Flight Engineer

Cabin Attendants 2 2
Other Crew

Passengers 85 85
- TOTAL ABOARD - 89 89
Other Ground

- GRAND TOTAL - 89 89

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NTSB ID: LAX06LA154

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 04/30/2006

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Administrative Information
Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)
Zoë Keliher

Additional Persons Participating in This Accident/Incident Investigation:

Mike Murphy
Federal Aviation Administration
Las Vegas, NV

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