20070928830699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · AMD FALCON900 · Teterboro, NJ · September 28, 2007

Date
September 28, 2007 · 13:12 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90TH
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07LA130
Reported as
AMD FALCON900
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,761 total3,321 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 9/28/07 at approximately 1312 EDT while taxiing for departure on taxiway zulu at kteb, N90TH struck a steamroller with its left wing. Although taxiing on centerline approximately four feet of the left hand wing was hanging over into the construction zone which paralleled taxiway zulu. No NOTAMS were issued regarding the construction at that time nor was the crew issued any special instructions from ground control. The flight attendant struck her arm against the aircraft gallery and the steamroller operator was thrown from the steamroller during the collision. Substantial damage occurred to the aircraft's left wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9/28/07 AT APPROXIMATELY 1312 EDT WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON TAXIWAY ZULU AT KTEB, N90TH STRUCK A STEAMROLLER WITH ITS LEFT WING. ALTHOUGH TAXIING ON CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET OF THE LEFT HAND WING WAS HANGING OVER INTO THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHICH PARALLELED TAXIWAY ZULU. NO NOTAMS WERE ISSUED REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION AT THAT TIME NOR WAS THE CREW ISSUED ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM GROUND CONTROL. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STRUCK HER ARM AGAINST THE AIRCRAFT GALLERY AND THE STEAMROLLER OPERATOR WAS THROWN FROM THE STEAMROLLER DURING THE COLLISION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.