# Accident 20030521010181A: Saab 340B, New York, NY, May 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2003, 22:10 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NSVA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277MJ-2020-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 1,317 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030521010181A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 21, 2003, AT 2210 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SAAB 340B, N277MJ, OPERATED BY COLGAN AIRWARYS INC., AS FLIGHT 5056, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER AIRPLANE, WHILE TAXIING AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA), FLUSHING, NEW YORK. THE OTHER AIRPLANE, A DASSAULT DA-50, N664B, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ONBOARD THE SAAB, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE THE TWO PILOTS AND SIX PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ONBOARD THE DASSAULT, THE TWO PILOTS AND SEVEN PASSENGERS WERE ALSO NOT INJURED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SAAB WAS OPERATING AS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121. THE DASSAULT WAS OPERATING AS BUSINESS FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) OF THE DASSAULT, HIS AIRPLANE WAS PARKED AT THE "FIVE TOWERS" AREA, LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. AT 2205, THE PIC RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE GROUND CONTROLLER, WHICH THE PIC UNDERSTOOD AS, "MAKE TWO LEFT TURNS AND TAXI TO RUNWAY 13 FOR TAKEOFF VIA TAXIWAYS F AND BB." WHILE TAXIING NORTH ON TAXIWAY BB, THE DASSAULT COLLIDED WITH THE SAAB AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF BB ANDE. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE SAAB, THE AIRPLANE WAS PUSHED OFF THE GATE TO SPOT 22, WHERE THE FIRST OFFICER THEN CALLED FOR TAXI CLEARANCE. THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO PROCEED "A SHORT OF K", FOR AN INBOUND BOEING 737. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN CLEARED FROM "A TO E, SHORT OF RUNWAY 4." THE FLIGHT RECEIVED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS RUNWAY 04, AND TURN RIGHT AT "CC" TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 13. AFTER CROSSING RUNWAY 04, THE CAPTAIN NOTED A DASSAULT AIRPLANE TAXIING TO "BB", BUT HEARD HIS "HOLD SHORT" INSTRUCTIONS, AND CALLED FOR THE TAXI CHECKLIST. AS THE SAAB FLIGHTCREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THE TAXI CHECKLIST, THE DASSAULT STRUCK THEIR AIRPLANE FROM THE LEFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N664B, Amd FALCON50MYST: [Accident 20030521010182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030521010182A)

## 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 NYC03LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA114), May 22, 2003: Saab-Scania 340B (N277MJ), Flushing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout and inadequate crew coordination of the Dassault DA-50 flightcrew while taxiing, which resulted in an on ground collision with a taxing Saab 340B. A factor in the…

## Other reports on N277MJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20101124055309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124055309I), Nov 24, 2010: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (N277MJ), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. After take-off the pilot had a left engine fire warning and returned to bgm. The pilot pulled the left engine emergency handle and discharged the engine fire…
- [Incident 20091024857399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024857399I), Oct 24, 2009: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (N277MJ), Herndon, VA, No damage. On approach into Dulles the flight experienced severe turbulence between 11,000 and 9,000 feet. A few passengers exhibited anxiety and one passenger hit their…

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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