At 10:55 MDT, a United Express Beech 1900D and a Beech King Air struck each other while taxiing at Denver International Airport. No one was hurt. The United Express flight had landed and the King Air was taxiing for takeoff. The United Express pilot said he saw the King Air on his left side and applied maximum braking and full right pedal. The captain said it did not appear to him that the King Air pilot either saw him or slowed. The King Air departed Denver prior to the arrival of an FAA inspector and attempts to contact the pilot have been unsuccessful.
Aug. 5, Denver, Colo. / Beech 1900D and Beech C90 King Air
At 10:55 MDT, a United Express Beech 1900D and a Beech King Air struck each other while taxiing at Denver International Airport. No one was hurt. The United Express flight had landed and the King Air was taxiing for takeoff. The United Express pilot said he saw the King Air on his left side and applied maximum braking and full right pedal. The captain said it did not appear to him that the King Air pilot either saw him or slowed. The King Air departed Denver prior to the arrival of an FAA inspector and attempts to contact the pilot have been unsuccessful....
Key Takeaways:
- Two aircraft, a United Express Beech 1900D and a Beech King Air, collided while taxiing at Denver International Airport, with no injuries reported.
- The United Express pilot stated he applied maximum braking and believed the King Air pilot did not see him or slow down prior to the collision.
- The King Air departed Denver before an FAA inspector arrived, and attempts to contact its pilot have been unsuccessful.
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