# Incident 19940915043539I: Emb EMB120RT, Cleveland, OH, September 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1994, 20:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16710-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940915043539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TWO MECHANICS BEGAN TAXI TO HANGAR FOR MAINTENANCE. STRUCK GROUND APU THAT WAS STILL CONNECTED TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N16710 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971222041069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971222041069I), Dec 22, 1997: Emb EMB120RT (N16710), Rochester, NY. Unsafe landing gear on climbout. Returned safely. Taxied to gate. Replaced uplock indicator.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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