# Incident 19990106005449I: Emb EMB145ER, Grand Rapids, MI, January 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1999, 04:15 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15926, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15926-2023-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145EP (registry code 3260221, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145ep) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145ER
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990106005449I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON JANAURY 06, 1999, AT 0415 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A EMB-145, N-15926, DURING RUNUP POWER THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO ANOTHER AIRPLANE AND SUSTAINED RADOME AND FRAME DAMAGE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO EMB-120, N47722, AND THE IMPACT WAS ON THE LEFT PACK FAIRING AND THE DUCT WAS ALSO DAMAGED.  THE EMB-145 AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RUN FOR OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM.  THE MECHANICS LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SNOW COVERED RAMP.

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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