# Incident 20050617019609I: Emb EMB145LR, Norfolk, VA, June 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2005, 15:40 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854MJ-2015-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617019609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/17/2005, AT 1540 LOCAL, A MESA (U.S. AIRWAYS) JET, N854MJ, WAS PARKED ON THE MAIN RAMP OF NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GATE 8. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FROM CHARLOTTE AT 1453 LOCAL AND WAS DUE TO RETURN TO CHARLOTTE AT 1532. A TUG OPERATOR, EMPLOYED BY FLIGHT SERVICES SYSTEMS, A U.S. AIRWAYS CONTRACTOR, WAS PULLING A BAGGAGE CART UP TO THE AIRCRAFT IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TUG CANOPY STRUCK THE TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CAUSING DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE WING TIP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO A MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE FOR REPAIR.

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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