# Incident 20040829027039I: Saab SF340A, Washington, DC, August 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2004, 22:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040829027039I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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