40.6524° N, 75.4404° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LEHIGH VALLEY INTL (ABE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 6, 2002 · 13:50 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFMGL
Reported as
Lear 45LEAR
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,600 total400 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Ground crew was directing aircraft to do a 180 degree turn on taxiway for parking. In the process of aligning aircraft for the turn, the aircraft's left main gear entered a storm drain, causing left wing to make contact with an exposed fire hydrant. Aircraft received minor damage to underside of left wing. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) GROUND CREW WAS DIRECTING AIRCRAFT TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN ON TAXIWAY FOR PARKING. IN THE PROCESS OF ALIGNING AIRCRAFT FOR THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN GEAR ENTERED A STORM DRAIN, CAUSING LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AN EXPOSED FIRE HYDRANT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING. NO INJURIES.