# Accident 20001023040649A: Cndair CL6002B19, New York, NY, October 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2000, 21:23 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 40.7692° N, 73.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7692&lon=-73.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804CA-2012-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF-34-1A (registry code 30033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf-34-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023040649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 23, 2000, AT 2123 EST, AMERICAN TRANS AIR (ATA) FLIGHT 596, A BOEING 727-200 (N786AT), WAS BEING TAXIED FOR TAKE-OFF AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (KLGA), WHEN THE LEADING EDGE DEVICE ON THE LEFT WING, OF THE B-727, STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF COMAIR FLIGHT 5958, A REGIONAL JET (N804CA). BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PASSENGERS OR CREW OF EITHER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) OF ATA FLIGHT 596 WAS CAPTAIN MARK H. SMITH. CAPTAIN SMITH HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE (483881475) WITH RATINGS IN THE B-277 AND CE-525S. THE REGIONAL JET (804CA) WAS STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) OF COMAIR FLIGHT 5958 WAS CAPTAIN MIGUEL AGUIRRE. CAPTAIN AGUIRRE HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE (593402830) WITH A RATING IN THE CL-65.

## 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 NYC01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA023), Oct 24, 2000: Bombardier CL-600 (N804CA), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Boeing captain's misjudgment of the distance between his airplane and the CRJ. A factor was the nighttime conditions.

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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