# Accident 20031214036119A: Cndair CL6002B19, Miami, FL, December 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2003, 19:55 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 25.7997° N, 80.2950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7997&lon=-80.2950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34*
- People aboard: 47
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,846 total, 558 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031214036119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA053), Dec 15, 2003: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (N445AW), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tug operator's loss of control and his failure to maintain clearance from the aircraft during pushback operations.

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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