# Accident 20041129032219A: Emb EMB135BJ, Cleveland, OH, November 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2004, 17:25 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DFJA
- Location: 41.4117° N, 81.8497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4117&lon=-81.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995CW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135BJ
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 330 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041129032219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC^PRIVACY ^(RIGHT SEAT) & SIC^PRIVAC^(LEFT SEAT) WERE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT N995CW SOUTH BOUND - OFF OF TAXIWAY J TO THE PARKING AREA OF AEROSERVICES NORTH HANGAR. AIRCRAFT N962CW WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP, NOSE FACING THE HANGAR DOOR (WEST). THERE WERE NO GROUND PERSONNEL PRESENT TO ASSIST WITH MARSHALING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW OF N995CW DECIDED TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET BY THE PARKED AIRCRAFT, AS THEY APPROACHED N962CW THEY ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER TO THE LEFT OF N962CW AS THEY DID THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE TAIL CONE OF N962CW. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATED. THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY PERSONNEL DURING THIS EVENT. N995CW SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SPAR. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WINGLET AND OUTBOARD FLAP. N962CW SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE APU LOWER SEAT.

## 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 IAD05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA019), Nov 29, 2004: Embraer EMB-135BJ (N995CW), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's improper decision to continue taxi without a ground marshaller, and her misjudged clearance from a parked airplane, which resulted in a ground collision during taxi. Factors…

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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