# Incident 20010731019949I: Emb EMB145, Houston, TX, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 09:40 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13969, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13969-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145
- Pilot flight hours: 222 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731019949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 07/31/01: THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN OFFICER FROM THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT (HPD) REGARDING A GROUND INCIDENT (HPD #103010301-K) INVOLVING A C2XA AIRCRAFT. A PAX VAN HIT ACFT WING.  THE POLICE OFFICER WAS UNSURE IF NTSB SHOULD BE CONTACTED. INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED ACFT CHOCKED AND WITH GROUND POWER, AND 34 PAX/3 CREW ON BOARD AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE.  GREG BOUSIE (ASI/COA CMO) WENT ON-SITE (IAH) TO ASSESS DAMAGE.  INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON AREA.  THIS OFFICE CONTACTED NTSB WITH PRELIMINARY FINDINGS.  08/02/01: NTSB (ALEX LIMISHA, 817-652-7812) NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE THAT ALTHOUGH OCCURRENCE MEETS ACCIDENT DEFINITION, WILL BE DOWNGRADED TO INCIDENT.

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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