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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Washington, DC · August 29, 2004

Date: August 29, 2004 · 22:00 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: Dulles International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UHLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N146SD
Reported as: Saab SF340A
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During ground operations at iad, the ground crew (delta global services) struck the terminal building (gate G7) with the aircraft wingtip. The aircraft sustained minor structural damage to the left wingtip and a torn de-icing boot. The factors contributing to this incident are the placement of obstructions too close to the aircraft during push-back operations, the unfamiliarty and/or disregard for ground operating procedures, ground procedures training, and insufficient supervision. Injury summary not known by ASI.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING GROUND OPERATIONS AT IAD, THE GROUND CREW (DELTA GLOBAL SERVICES) STRUCK THE TERMINAL BUILDING (GATE G7) WITH THE AIRCRAFT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND A TORN DE-ICING BOOT. THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT ARE THE PLACEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIONS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT DURING PUSH-BACK OPERATIONS, THE UNFAMILIARTY AND/OR DISREGARD FOR GROUND OPERATING PROCEDURES, GROUND PROCEDURES TRAINING, AND INSUFFICIENT SUPERVISION. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.