# Accident 20080628846359A: Cndair CL6002C10, Charlotte, NC, June 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 35.2139° N, 80.9431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2139&lon=-80.9431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N725PS) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,443 total, 2,976 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080628846359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT) ON JUNE 28, 2008, N725PS WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE E12, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH N228PS.  N228PS HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK FROM GATE E21 AND WAS AWAITING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.  THE COMMUNICATION FROM CONTROL CLEARING N228PS TO TAXI WAS BLOCKED BY CALLS FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT.  THE WING WALKER ON N725PS THOUGHT THE TUG DRIVER WAS ONY PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT BACK APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET.  WHEN THE TUG DRIVER CONTINUED PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND 10 FEET, THE WING WALKER AND OTHER PERSONNEL TRIED TO GET THE TUG DRIVER TO STOP THE PUSHBACK.  THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET HIS ATTENTION.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER/VERTICAL STABILIZER ON N725PS AND THE ELEVATOR ON N228PS.  TUG DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING A HEADSET TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PILOT DUE TO AN AMBER ALERT BEING CALLED (LIGHTNING WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF THE AIRPORT).

## 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 NYC08LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA234), Jun 28, 2008: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N725PS), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tugdriver and wing walker's lack of communication and the tugdriver's failure to properly monitor the wing walker. Contributing to the accident was the lightning in the vicinity of the airport,…

## Other reports on N725PS (2)

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

- [Incident 20110810018849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810018849I), Aug 10, 2011: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10 (N725PS), Charlotte, NC, No damage. During cruise flight, the left hand cockpit side window shattered. The aircraft was returned to clt uneventfully.
- [Incident 20110630014049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110630014049I), Jun 30, 2011: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10 (N725PS), Charlotte, NC, No damage. N725PS was operating as flight JIA263A from clt to avl on June 30, 2011. The aircraft was number one in line for departure when there was a report of smoke in…

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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