# Accident 20060512008339A: Emb EMB145LR, Boston, MA, May 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2006, 23:10 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 42.3644° N, 71.0053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3644&lon=-71.0053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060512008339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, D/B/A US AIRWAYS EXPRESS, N275SK, EMB-145-LR, FLIGHT 3163, BOS-ROC, WAS STRUCK BY A TUG WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS WAITING FOR PUSHBACK CLEARANCE AT GATE 9A AT BOSTON, MA AT 23:10 EDT, ON FRIDAY 05/12/06. THE TUG DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL TO GET CHECKED OUT. THE TUG DRIVER WAS EMPLOYED BY US AIRWAYS MAINLINE AND NOT US AIRWAYS EXPRESS. THE TUG DRIVER WAS TAKING A SHORT CUT ACROSS THE RAMP AT NIGHT IN POOR VISIBILITY IN THE RAIN. THE TUG DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE TUG AND HAD CUTS ON HIS FACE THAT NEEDED STITCHES. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED NORMALLY, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEADING EDGE, WING TIP AND THE AILERON. NO ATC INVOLVEMENT. THERE WERE FORTY EIGHT PASSENGERS AND THREE CREW. DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE: UPPER WING SKIN 4" TEAR ALONG THE AFT SPAR IN-LINE WITH THE FASTENERS. LOWER WING SKIN AFT OUTBOARD CORNER SKIN MISSING 2X2 INCH SECTION WITH 2 INCH CRACK ALONG THE AFT SPAR EDGE WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AFT SPAR. EMBRAER TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEERING RECOMMENDED A "MAJOR TEMPORARY REPAIR" CONSISTING OF A NEW WING RIB, AILERON, WING TIP AND TWO EXTERNAL DOUBLERS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER WING SKIN. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE FERRIED TO COLUMBUS OHIO WHERE PERMANENT REPAIRS WILL BE MADE. SKINS WILL BE REPLACED ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: THE TUG DRIVER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF US AIRWAYS MAINLINE. IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW LONG ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY US AIRWAYS NOR WHAT HIS LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE WAS. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO WERE ON THE RAMP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE TUG DRIVER MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVING TOO FAST. GIVEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT (RAIN & MIST), THE FACT THAT IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND THAT THE DRIVER MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVING TOO FAST, IT IS EASY TO SEE HOW THIS ACCIDENT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TESTED FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. THE RESULTS ARE NOT YET KNOWN.

## 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 NYC06LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA114), May 12, 2006: Embraer EMB-145-LR (N275SK), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tug driver's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane. A factor was the fog.

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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