20040211001169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Los Angeles, CA · February 11, 2004

Date: February 11, 2004 · 11:55 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N958SW
Reported as: Cndair CL6002B19
Reported engine: GE CF34*
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,371 total1,164 in this make and model233 in the last 90 days

N958SWRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7833 · Built 2003 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Swia N958SW was taxiing to gate 86 via taxiway "b" and "C6". After turning left onto taxiway "C6" the captain saw a united airlines pick up truck on service road "c" heading towards the aircraft approximately 45 mph. The driver was using a cell phone and did not appear to see the aircraft. The captain immediately applied brakes to stop the aircraft, at this point the pick up truck driver saw the aircraft and made a hard left turn attempting to avoid a collision with the aircraft. The right aft side of pick up trucks cab, struck the aircraft at the mid wing leading edge of the port wing, and the pick up truck bed area went under the wing, damaging the two outboard flap actuator housings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SWIA N958SW WAS TAXIING TO GATE 86 VIA TAXIWAY "B" AND "C6". AFTER TURNING LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY "C6" THE CAPTAIN SAW A UNITED AIRLINES PICK UP TRUCK ON SERVICE ROAD "C" HEADING TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS USING A CELL PHONE AND DID NOT APPEAR TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT. THE CAPTAIN IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT, AT THIS POINT THE PICK UP TRUCK DRIVER SAW THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A HARD LEFT TURN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT AFT SIDE OF PICK UP TRUCKS CAB, STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT AT THE MID WING LEADING EDGE OF THE PORT WING, AND THE PICK UP TRUCK BED AREA WENT UNDER THE WING, DAMAGING THE TWO OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR HOUSINGS.