# Accident 20041027035229A: Cndair CL6002B19, Philadelphia, PA, October 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2004, 10:10 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 39.8719° N, 75.2411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8719&lon=-75.2411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N592ML-2017-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF343B1
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 319 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041027035229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A MESA AIRLINES RJ, N592ML OF FLIGHT ASH2924, AND A GROUND VEHICLE COLLIDED ON TAXIWAY SA AT PHL. ASH2924 WAS TAXIING ON THE CENTER LINE OF TAXIWAY SA. THE CONTACT WAS MADE ON THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT, FROM THE WINGLET AND WING TIP INTO ABOUT THREE FEET INBOARD ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE GROUND VEHICLE WAS ABOUT SIX FEET TO THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY, WITHIN THE WING SPAN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HEADED IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE AIRCRAFT. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TAXIWAY SA IS 50 FEET WIDE. THE WING SPAN OF THE AIRCRAFT IS 69.5 FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SAFETY AREA OF THE TAXIWAY, ABOUT 31 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT INFORM THE TOWER THAT HE WAS PARKED IN THE SAFETY AREA OF TAXIWAY SA.

## 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 NYC05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA013), Oct 27, 2004: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N592ML), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flightcrew's misjudged clearance from a parked airport vehicle while taxiing. A factor was the vehicle operator's improper decision to park within a taxiway safety area.

## Other reports on N592ML (1)

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

- [Incident 20051211033439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051211033439I), Dec 11, 2005: Cndair CL6002B19 (N592ML), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On 12-11-05, at about 1230 CST, a CL-600, N592ML operated by mesa airlines, inc. and operated as air shuttle flight 7155 had the left wingtip strike the…

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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