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FAA accident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Covington/Cinci, KY · March 9, 1998

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Date
March 9, 1998 · 23:45 local
Place
Covington/Cinci, KY
Airport
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
COMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N937CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98LA036
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B19
Reported engine
GE CF34*
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
168 in this make and model
N937CARegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2014 · Canadair CL-600-2B19S/N 7044 · Built 1994Airframe modelCanadair CL-600-2B19Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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Struck by baggage tug while parked with passengers for deicing. Lights on. Windshield tug obscured by glycol spray. (.4) the airplane was standing second in line to be de-iced with position and anti-collision lights illuminated, when it was struck from behind by a baggage tug. The tug impacted the trailing edge of the left wing in the vicinity of the left wing tip. The tug driver said he completed two trips past the de-ice pad prior to the collision. Each time the tug was sprayed with de-ice solution (glycol), obscuring the windshield. When the driver attempted to clear his view with the windshield wiper after the first trip, the wiper broke off. He said, 'I couldn't see anything because of the glycol...I was on the ramp road. I couldn't see out the tug [and] never seen the aircraft. I ran into the wing.' Examination of the tug by airport police and company mechanics revealed the wiper was no longer installed. The lights and brakes were operational. According to a company training manual, 'never operate ground service equipment that is not functioning properly or in need of repair. Immediately report any vehicle in this condition to a supervisor so that corrective action can be taken.'

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK BY BAGGAGE TUG WHILE PARKED WITH PASSENGERS FOR DEICING. LIGHTS ON. WINDSHIELD TUG OBSCURED BY GLYCOL SPRAY. (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS STANDING SECOND IN LINE TO BE DE-ICED WITH POSITION AND ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A BAGGAGE TUG. THE TUG IMPACTED THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEFT WING TIP. THE TUG DRIVER SAID HE COMPLETED TWO TRIPS PAST THE DE-ICE PAD PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. EACH TIME THE TUG WAS SPRAYED WITH DE-ICE SOLUTION (GLYCOL), OBSCURING THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR HIS VIEW WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AFTER THE FIRST TRIP, THE WIPER BROKE OFF. HE SAID, 'I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE GLYCOL...I WAS ON THE RAMP ROAD. I COULDN'T SEE OUT THE TUG [AND] NEVER SEEN THE AIRCRAFT. I RAN INTO THE WING.' EXAMINATION OF THE TUG BY AIRPORT POLICE AND COMPANY MECHANICS REVEALED THE WIPER WAS NO LONGER INSTALLED. THE LIGHTS AND BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL. ACCORDING TO A COMPANY TRAINING MANUAL, 'NEVER OPERATE GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OR IN NEED OF REPAIR. IMMEDIATELY REPORT ANY VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION TO A SUPERVISOR SO THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.'

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD98LA036Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCovington, KYThe driver's operation of a ground vehicle at night with an inoperative windshield wiper and an obscured windscreen against company regulations which resulted in a collision with a parked aircraft.Mar 10, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N937CA · 1

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

Incident 19941127045879IInitial Approach-IFR · Dayton, OHDeviating around a cell. Right engine had lightning strike. Vibration. Used bottles. Secured. Winglet also struck.Nov 27, 1994