What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 14, 2003 at 1955 eastern standard time, a Canadair, CL-600-2B19, N445AW, registered to and operated by air Wisconsin as flight 2146 from Miami, Florida (kmia). The instrument commercial flight was operated under provisions of title 14 CFR part 121 with a flight plan filed to tampa international (ktpa). Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airline transport pilot and his 40 crew and revenue passengers were not injured. The accident occurred approximately at 1955, during the pushback from the gate, the tug collided with the right side of the fuselage after the tug driver jumped from the tug when the tow bar shear pin broke. The passengers were deplaned on the ramp thru the air stair door. Examination of the plane revealed 9 damaged ribs on the bottom side of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 14, 2003 AT 1955 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CANADAIR, CL-600-2B19, N445AW, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AIR WISCONSIN AS FLIGHT 2146 FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA (KMIA). THE INSTRUMENT COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN FILED TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL (KTPA). VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS 40 CREW AND REVENUE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY AT 1955, DURING THE PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE, THE TUG COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AFTER THE TUG DRIVER JUMPED FROM THE TUG WHEN THE TOW BAR SHEAR PIN BROKE. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED ON THE RAMP THRU THE AIR STAIR DOOR. EXAMINATION OF THE PLANE REVEALED 9 DAMAGED RIBS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.