# Accident 20020721016169A: Saab 340A, Charleston, WV, July 21, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 21, 2002, 09:30 local time - Place: Charleston, WV - Airport: Yeager - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: MALA - Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6292&mi=10 - Aircraft: N110XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110XJ-2010-07-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SAAB 340A - Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA146) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721016169A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 NYC02LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA146), Jul 21, 2002: Saab-Scania 340A (N110XJ), Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The vehicle driver's failure to maintain clearance of the airplane. ## Other reports on N110XJ (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20030214005739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030214005739I), Feb 14, 2003: Saab SF340A (N110XJ), Bloomington-Nor, IL. (-23) At approximately 2025 CST on February 14, 2003, while on a revenue flight from detroit, mi (dtw) to Bloomington, IL (bmi) and on the final approach to… - [Incident 19970707035919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970707035919I), Jul 7, 1997: Saab SF340A (N110XJ), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: on July 07, 1997, Saab SF-340A aircraft, N110XJ, enroute from evansville, IN (evv) to detroit, mi (dtw) and operated under mesaba airlines flt 3025,… - [Incident 19960719027669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719027669I), Jul 19, 1996: Saab SF340A (N110XJ), Fort Wayne, IN. Narrative: on July 19, 1996 at approximately 1615 EST, mesaba airlines flight 3338, an SE340 model aircraft experienced a hydraulic failure during landing… 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. 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