# Accident 19980309008039A: Cndair CL6002B19, Covington/Cinci, KY, March 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1998, 23:45 local time
- Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 39.0488° N, 84.6678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL (CVG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0488&lon=-84.6678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N937CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N937CA-2014-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34*
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980309008039A

## Narrative

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

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.'

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA036), Mar 10, 1998: Canadair CL600-2B19 (N937CA), Covington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N937CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19941127045879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941127045879I), Nov 27, 1994: Cndair CL6002B19 (N937CA), Dayton, OH. Deviating around a cell. Right engine had lightning strike. Vibration. Used bottles. Secured. Winglet also struck.

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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