# Accident 20040224003689A: Saab 340B, Detroit, MI, February 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2004, 21:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.2122° N, 83.3533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2122&lon=-83.3533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420XJ-2015-12-24) (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: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224003689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N420XJ IS LOADED AND BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE C22. AT THE YELLOW LINE THE WING WALKER GAVE THE STOP SIGN, BUT THE PUSHBACK OPERATOR KEPT GOING. THE PUSHBACK OPERATOR STATED WING WALKER STOPPED AT THE LINE AND WAS TO THE LEFT AND BEHIND HIM. THE WING WALKER RAN TOWARD PUSHBACK AND TOLD HIM TO STOP. AIRCRAFT N420XJ STRUCK AIRCRAFT N364PX. AIRCRAFT 364PX WAS EMPTY AND PARKED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI04LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA077), Feb 25, 2004: Saab-Scania Saab 340B (N420XJ), Romulus, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The visual lookout not maintained and the procedures not followed by the Push Tug Operator during the pushback. Factors were the parked airplane, the dark night, and the inadequate surveillance of…

## Other reports on N420XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20021107036519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021107036519I), Nov 7, 2002: Saab 340B (N420XJ), Peoria, IL. (-23) [privacy data omitted] flight 3167 departed pia for dtw. Shortly after takeoff the right engine torque and temp started climbing. Crew throttled back…

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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