# Incident 20020209001049I: Emb EMB135LR, Boston, MA, February 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2002, 17:47 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- 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: N725AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N725AE-2019-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020209001049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4526, WHILE TAXIING INTO COMPANY GATE 26, HIT AN AIR CART. A GATE AGENT/WING WALKER HAD PUSHED AN AIR CART IN THE NO PARK AREA OF THE JET BRIDGE. THE AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT WAS DIRECTED BY A MARSHALLER, WITH THE WING WALKER POSITIONED ON THE LEFT WING. THE WING WALKER LEFT HIS POSITION TO GET A BELT LOADER. THE MARSHALLER DID NOT SEE THE AIR CART AND SIGNALED THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK THE AIR CART, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER WERE BOTH COUNSELED AND GIVEN EXTRA INSTRUCTION IN REGARDS TO PROPER AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N725AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20001006031409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006031409I), Oct 6, 2000: Emb EMB135LR (N725AE), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. (-23)American eagle flight 4148 departed Omaha, NE. Enroute to chicago, IL. During climb, approximately 600 feet, the aircraft struck a flock of birds. The…

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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