# Accident 20080217011261A: Airbus A319112, Washington, DC, February 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2008, 10:15 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 38.8583° N, 77.0417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8583&lon=-77.0417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N752US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N752US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-112 (registry code 3930323, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319112
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,005 total, 3,294 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA08CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080217011261A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SITTING STILL IN THE RUNUP BLOCK OF RUNWAY 19 AT DCA A US AIRWAYS EXPRESS EMBRAER (N828MD) OPERATED BY REPUBLIC AIRLINES STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF US AIRWAYS FLIGHT NUMBER 2166 (N752US), AND DAMAGED THE AILERON AND WING TIP. BOTH UNITS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

## 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 DCA08CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08CA041), Feb 17, 2008: Airbus A319 (N752US), Washington, DC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate ground separation maintained by the pilot of the Embraer E170.

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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