# Accident 20081113856579A: Cndair CL6002B19, Detroit, MI, November 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2008, 08:45 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 42.2108° N, 83.3603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2108&lon=-83.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8698A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8698A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-3B1 (registry code 30070, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-3b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF343B1
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,690 total, 3,644 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA09FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081113856579A

## Narrative

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

PINNACLE AIRLINES FLIGHT 2544 HAD LANDED AT 1355 ZULU IN RAINEY CONDITIONS.  THEY WERE TAXING TO GATE C5 ON TAXIWAY QUEBEC WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK BY A COMAIR AIRLINES TUG CROSSING THE TAXIWAY.  THIS INVESTIGATION WAS HANDLED BY NTSB WASHINGTON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 DCA09FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA011), Nov 13, 2008: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N8698A), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The lack of vigilance on the part of the ramp agent driving the baggage tug. Contributing factors include the night conditions, and low visibility due to fog and rain.

## Other reports on N8698A (1)

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

- [Incident 20120916020869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120916020869I), Sep 16, 2012: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19 (N8698A), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. During pushback from gate C29, at dtw, flg 3823 was struck in the tail cone and aft fuselage are by a baggage tug, while pushing back across the zipper road.…

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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