20010122005259I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120RT · Muskegon, MI · January 22, 2001

Date: January 22, 2001 · 05:45 local
Place: Muskegon, MI
Airport: Muskegon County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: GLBA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N85GL
Reported as: EMB EMB120RT

N85GLRegistration cancelled Dec 9, 2004 · Embraer EMB-120RTS/N 120.085 · Built 1988 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120RT Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Employee of another company was towing deicing tower to equipment parking area when it struck the horizontal stabilizer of N-85-GL. The a/c received substantial damge. The r/h elevator end cap and end rib from approx. 3" aft of the landing to the trailing edge were damaged. The tug driver was not injured and the a/c was removed from service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER COMPANY WAS TOWING DEICING TOWER TO EQUIPMENT PARKING AREA WHEN IT STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF N-85-GL. THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE. THE R/H ELEVATOR END CAP AND END RIB FROM APPROX. 3" AFT OF THE LANDING TO THE TRAILING EDGE WERE DAMAGED. THE TUG DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED AND THE A/C WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.