# Accident 20030927022979A: Emb EMB135LR, New York, NY, September 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- 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: N733KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733KR-2015-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE3007C series (registry code 03028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 1,656 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030927022979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/27/03 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00L AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA), FLUSHING, NY, AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT N733KR AN EMB-135 TYPE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR GROUND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING. DURING PUSHBACK FROM GATE C-2 TUG OPERATOR WAS NOT IN GROUND COMMUNICATION WITH COCKPIT BY ANY MEANS. IN ADDITION ONLY ONE WING WALKER ASSISTED IN PUSHBACK OF REVENUE FLIGHT #4873. DURING PUSHBACK WITH NO WING WALKER TO ASSIST ON LEFT HAND WING, AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A STATIONARY GARBAGE TRUCK. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO REAR SPAR. AMERICAN EAGLE ELECTED TO REPLACE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING ASSEMBLY IN LIEU OF ACCOMPLISHING A STRUCTURAL REPAIR. NTSB IS INVESTIGATING ACCIDENT AND WILL REPORT FINDINGS. NTSB ACCIDENT #NYC03CA208.

## 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 NYC03LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA208), Sep 27, 2003: Embraer EMB-135 (N733KR), Flushing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the driver of a ground vehicle, and by ground support personnel, which resulted in a subsequent collision between the airplane and ground vehicle. A factor related to…

## Other reports on N733KR (1)

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

- [Accident 20050320005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050320005449A), Mar 20, 2005: Emb EMB135LR (N733KR), Raleigh-Durham, NC. (-23) Aircraft departed rdu at approximately 1100 hours (edst). During climb a foul oil smell filled the cockpit and cabin. As the aircraft continued to climb…

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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