DAMAGE PHOTOS: Convair 580 taxies into fence at Seattle...

[Stratofreighter]

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http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=121238

Date: 20-MAR-2011
Time: 09:00
Type: Convair 580
Operator: Nolinor Aviation
Registration: C-GNRL
C/n / msn: 375
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Minor
Location: Boeing Field, Seattle WA - United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature: Cargo
Narrative:
While a crowd had gathered for a ceremony for the arrival of the first Boeing 747-8, Norliner Aviation flight NRL 920 getting ready to depart to Calgary - for unknown reasons taxied into a fence.

Parts of the propeller littered the flightline - possibly damaging an unknown aircraft.

No injuries reported.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/201 ... ing-field/

Cargo plane hits fence, equipment at Boeing Field

A cargo plane rests against a fence after it crashed into a tent and ground equpiment at Boeing Field on Sunday. (Photo by Joshua Trujillo, Seattlepi.com)

While hundreds of people were gathered at Boeing Field Sunday afternoon for the landing of the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, a smaller airplane on the opposite side of the runway slammed into some ground equipment and a fence.

The Convair 580 cargo plane made a loud noise heard across the runway as its propellers hit the equipment and may have damaged another airplane.

A puff of white smoke was seen during the accident, likely from a engine.

Pieces of metal littered the flight-line immediately around the airplane and its nose cone was knocked off by the force of the impact.

The front of the plane was tangled in a white tent after the accident.

There did not appear to be any injuries from the crash, which did not interfere with the landing and ceremony surrounding the 747-8.

The Convair 580 is shown from the opposite side of the Boeing Field runway immediately after the accident. (Photo by Joshua Trujillo, Seattlepi.com)

[frank kramer]

As you can see in the bottom picture, there certainly is damage to the fin of Ameriflight's Navajo N*7579 as well... looks like the prop and/or wing of the Convair hit it. From what you can read in the comments on the blog article it appears that the Convair jumped its chocks during a maintenance engine run

[Optimus]

I think they should change that phone number on the rear of the fuselage into 1-800-howsmydriving

Kees

[Gonzo]

I think they should change that phone number on the rear of the fuselage into 1-800-howsmydriving

Kees