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FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120ER · Salt Lake City, UT · April 7, 2004

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Date
April 7, 2004 · 19:11 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N580SW
Reported as
EMB EMB120ER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW118
People aboard
17
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,048 total764 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days
N580SWRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2018 · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120348 · Built 1999Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120EREngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 4-7-04 at 1911 MDT skywest airlines Emb-120-ER flight 3620 while taxiing from gate E10 at Salt Lake City International Airport hit a light pole with the right wing tip. The aircraft has been marshalled from the gate by one person no wing walkers. The marshaller stated he noticed the aircraft was not turning sharp enough. He signaled the crew to stoop and he checked for wing clearance. There appeared to be enough clearance, and had the aircraft taxi again. The right wing struck the pole. It appeared to the marshaller the aircraft was not turning sharply enough. Airworthy inspector from this office inspected the aircraft on 4-8-04. They stated there was minor damage to the right wing tip. Skywest maintenance checked the nose wheel steering and it operated normally. The crew submitted a report for consideration under aviation safety action program (asap). The Salt Lake City airport police report stated one male passenger privacy data omitted claimed the impact twisted his neck and upper back. The paramedics offered passenger ^privac^ the option to be transported by ambulance to the hospital. Passenger ^privac^ refused the offer and signed the paramedics release form. The weatherreport, 15 minutes prior to this incident, showed 10 miles visibility and moderate rain. The weather could have contributed to the captain not being able to see and follow the yellow taxi line.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 4-7-04 AT 1911 MDT SKYWEST AIRLINES EMB-120-ER FLIGHT 3620 WHILE TAXIING FROM GATE E10 AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HIT A LIGHT POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN MARSHALLED FROM THE GATE BY ONE PERSON NO WING WALKERS. THE MARSHALLER STATED HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TURNING SHARP ENOUGH. HE SIGNALED THE CREW TO STOOP AND HE CHECKED FOR WING CLEARANCE. THERE APPEARED TO BE ENOUGH CLEARANCE, AND HAD THE AIRCRAFT TAXI AGAIN. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE POLE. IT APPEARED TO THE MARSHALLER THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TURNING SHARPLY ENOUGH. AIRWORTHY INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON 4-8-04. THEY STATED THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. SKYWEST MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CREW SUBMITTED A REPORT FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER AVIATION SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM (ASAP). THE SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT POLICE REPORT STATED ONE MALE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ CLAIMED THE IMPACT TWISTED HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK. THE PARAMEDICS OFFERED PASSENGER ^PRIVAC^ THE OPTION TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. PASSENGER ^PRIVAC^ REFUSED THE OFFER AND SIGNED THE PARAMEDICS RELEASE FORM. THE WEATHERREPORT, 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, SHOWED 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND MODERATE RAIN. THE WEATHER COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAPTAIN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AND FOLLOW THE YELLOW TAXI LINE.