20081231856979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · EMB EMB-145LR · New York, NY · December 31, 2008

Date
December 31, 2008 · 15:55 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDKA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N844MJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA09FA025
Reported as
EMB EMB145LR
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce AE3007A1P
People aboard
51
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,821 total2,283 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) While the aircraft was parked prior to pushback, with passengers on board, substantial structural damage occurred to the right aileron and outer wing box from a baggage cart towed by an angent in attempt to drive under the wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD, SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT AILERON AND OUTER WING BOX FROM A BAGGAGE CART TOWED BY AN ANGENT IN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE UNDER THE 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.