# Accident 20080113000361A: Cndair CL6002C10, San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2008, 19:32 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 37.6189° N, 122.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6189&lon=-122.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (registry code 1390015, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002C10
- Reported engine: GE CF34*
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,797 total, 4,347 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080113000361A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 13, 2008 AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 1932 HRS PST TWO AIRCRAFT BACKED INTO EACH OTHER DURING PUSH BACK. THE UNITED AIRLINES (UAL) BOEING 757-222 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N508UA, SERIAL NUMBER 24744 WAS BEING PUSHED FROM GATE 80 TO BE TOWED TO UAL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC). THE UNITED EXPRESS (SKY WEST) BOMBARDIER CL-600-2C10 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N705SK, SERIAL NUMBER 10145 HAD BEEN PUSHED FROM GATE 79 ONTO TAXIWAY ALPHA WITH BRAKES SET FOR DISPATCH. DURING PUSH FROM THE GATES BOTH AIRCRAFT MADE TAIL TO TAIL CONTACT THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. THE BOEING 757-222 AIRCRAFT LOWER RUDDER, RIGHT ELEVATOR TRAINING EDGE AND APU TAIL CONE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT. THE BOMBARDIER AIRCRAFT VERTICAL TAIL AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT. NOTE: NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION, NORMAL DEPLANING. ONE PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN, DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

## 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 SEA08LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA061), Jan 14, 2008: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N705SK), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The company tug operator's failure to maintain clearance with another aircraft during the pushback process. Also causal was the ground controller's failure to alert the pilot of the other aircraft…

## Other reports on N705SK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090630009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090630009789I), Jun 30, 2009: Cndair CL6002C10 (N705SK), Salt Lake City, UT, No damage. (-23) Skywest airlines aircraft N705SK was scheduled to fly from Salt Lake City to chicago on flight number 6184. The aircraft developed smoke in the cabin…

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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