# Incident 20000212003239I: Saab 340B, Boston, MA, February 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2000, 19:12 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAGA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357BE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000212003239I

## Narrative

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

BUSINESS EXPRESS CATERING TRUCK WAS DRIVING AT EXCESSIVE SPEED AS IT PASSED BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT WHICH WERE PARKED AT THE GATE. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE RIGHT WING ON N357BE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE DRIVER ADMITTED THAT HE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST.  MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT AND ISSUED A CITATION TO THE TRUCK DRIVER FOR NEGLIGENT DRIVING.  INVESTIGATION BY FAA INSPECTORS REVEALED THE RIGHT AILERON AND WING TIP WERE DESTROYED, THE REAR WING SPAR CAP WAS ALSO DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC00IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA078), Feb 12, 2000: Saab-Scania 340B (N357BE), Boston, MA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The vehicle driver's inadequate visual lookout.

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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