What happened
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(.19) On July 21, 2002, about 0930 eastern daylight time, a Saab 340A, N110XJ, operated by mesaba aviation inc. as northwest airlink flight 2742, was substantially damaged while standing at Yeager Airport (crw), Charleston, west Virginia. The certificated airline transport pilot, certificated commercial pilot, flight attendant, and 32 passengers were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight destined to detroit metropolitan wayne county airport (dtw), detroit, Michigan. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the air carrier flight conducted under 14 CFR part 121. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane was standing at the gate, and the passengers had already boarded. The engines were not operating, and the flightcrew requested that a ground power unit (gpu) be reconnected to the airplane. To facilitate their request, an employee on the ground drove a ground service vehicle, with a gpu attached, toward the airplane. As the ground service vehicle approached the airplane, it struck the cargo compartment door of the airplane. The impact resulted in an approximate 2-foot long, 7-inch wide tear in the skin of the fuselage, and damaged two frames of the airplane. (-23) according to interviews with mesaba's interim line station manager at crw, written statements from mesaba ground crew personnel at crw and this office's inspection of the accident aircraft; on July 21, 2002 at approximately 0945 the aircraft was struck by a tug on the left side of the plane aft of the baggage compartment door causing substantial damage. The tug tore a gash in the airframe approximately 30 inches long by approximately 6 inches wide and severed at least one stringer in that area. The airplane, with 32 passengers on board, was being readied for taxi at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 21, 2002, ABOUT 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SAAB 340A, N110XJ, OPERATED BY MESABA AVIATION INC. AS NORTHWEST AIRLINK FLIGHT 2742, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE STANDING AT YEAGER AIRPORT (CRW), CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND 32 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT DESTINED TO DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (DTW), DETROIT, MICHIGAN. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE AIR CARRIER FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE WAS STANDING AT THE GATE, AND THE PASSENGERS HAD ALREADY BOARDED. THE ENGINES WERE NOT OPERATING, AND THE FLIGHTCREW REQUESTED THAT A GROUND POWER UNIT (GPU) BE RECONNECTED TO THE AIRPLANE. TO FACILITATE THEIR REQUEST, AN EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND DROVE A GROUND SERVICE VEHICLE, WITH A GPU ATTACHED, TOWARD THE AIRPLANE. AS THE GROUND SERVICE VEHICLE APPROACHED THE AIRPLANE, IT STRUCK THE CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR OF THE AIRPLANE. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN AN APPROXIMATE 2-FOOT LONG, 7-INCH WIDE TEAR IN THE SKIN OF THE FUSELAGE, AND DAMAGED TWO FRAMES OF THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ACCORDING TO INTERVIEWS WITH MESABA'S INTERIM LINE STATION MANAGER AT CRW, WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM MESABA GROUND CREW PERSONNEL AT CRW AND THIS OFFICE'S INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT; ON JULY 21, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A TUG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLANE AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE TUG TORE A GASH IN THE AIRFRAME APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES LONG BY APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES WIDE AND SEVERED AT LEAST ONE STRINGER IN THAT AREA. THE AIRPLANE, WITH 32 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, WAS BEING READIED FOR TAXI AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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