Intersky DH8C at Berlin on Dec 14th 2011, van did not observe right of way

Last Update: January 29, 2013 / 18:36:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2011

Classification
Accident

Airline
Intersky

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

Germany's BFU released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:

The accident occurred because the Opel driver disregarded the right-of-way rule of the apron order and an airplane had to brake heavily to avoid a collision.

Contributing factors:

At the time of the brake application the flight attendant was standing in the aisle of the airplane talking to the passenger in seat 4c. Had she been in her seat with the seat belt fastened the injuries would not have occurred.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2011

Classification
Accident

Airline
Intersky

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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