# Incident 19981018041849I: Saab SF340A, Fort Wayne, IN, October 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1998, 07:30 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19CQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,750 total, 5,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018041849I

## Narrative

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

(-5)WHILE TAXING AWAY FRO THE GATE AT FWA N19CQ'S LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RT WING TIP OF N121CQ. N19CQ WAS BEING MARSHALLED.  BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED, REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.  COMPANY CONDUCTED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON GROUND PERSONNEL.

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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