# Accident 20050808034199A: Emb EMB145LR, Newark, NJ, August 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2005, 12:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 40.7000° N, 74.1722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7000&lon=-74.1722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10575 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,740 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808034199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) C2XA FLT #3071, AN EMB-145-LR, N10575 WAS PARKED BETWEEN TAXIWAYS "W" AND "Y" FACING NORTH PENDING DEPARTURE FROM EWR AIRPORT. BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN WITH APU RUNNING. CALA B-737-824, N73270 WAS CLEARED TO TAXI WEST ON TAXIWAY "Y." THE B-737'S RIGHT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE EMB-145-LR, N10575, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE B-737 WAS ON THE CENTERLINE OF TAXIWAY "Y" WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK PLACE.

## 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 IAD05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA118), Aug 8, 2005: Embraer EMB-145LR (N10575), Newark, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airport's failure to install markings on a parking "block" that bordered the taxiway, which failed to provide adequate clearance between taxiing airplanes and airplanes parked in the block.…

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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