# Accident 20060724023089A: Emb EMB135LR, Newark, NJ, July 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2006, 13:15 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703MR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724023089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/24/2006 ON DEPARTURE AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES N703MR, AN EMB-145 HAD AN EVENT WHERE RAMP PERSONNEL HOOKED UP A TOW BAR TO A HEAVY AIRCRAFT TUG AND PREPARED FOR A PUSH BACK. WHEN THEY STARTED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT THEY WERE NOT AWARE THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL ENGAGED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUCTURE, WHEELWELL AND THE BULKHEAD WAS COMPROMISED. CREW AND RAMP PERSONNEL HAVE CONFLICTING STORIES ON WHAT HAPPENED. ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NTSB AND AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES FLIGHT SAFETY INVESTIGATOR. AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE PENDING REPAIRS.

## 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 NYC06LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA191), Jul 24, 2006: Embraer EMB-135LR (N703MR), Newark, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to follow company procedures, which resulted in pushback with the parking brake set. A factor was the larger than preferred tug.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.