# Accident 20090521007209A: Emb EMB135KL, Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2009, 16:25 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843AE-2025-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135KL (registry code 3260302, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A1/3 (registry code 03036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a1-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135KL
- People aboard: 43
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 8,600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090521007209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN EAGLE #3085 (LAX-SAN) N843AE ACTIVE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM TERMINAL BY GROUND CREW AND DISCONNECTED FROM TOW BAR.  REPORTING INSPECTOR OBSERVED BOTH MAIN GEARS TO THE LEFT OF THE TAXI LINE WHILE THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FAR RIGHT OF THE TAXI LINE.  THE LEFT ELEVATOR OF N843AE ENGAGED WITH THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING REPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO EACH ELEVATOR.  THE CREW ELECTED NOT TO MAKE ANY STATEMENTS TO REPORTING INSPECTOR.  THE PARKED AIRCRAFT (848AE) WHICH WAS STRUCK BY TAXIING AIRCRAFT WAS IMPROPERLY PARKED WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WELL OUTSIDE OF THE SAFETY LINE WHEN THE ELEVATOR WAS STRUCK BY N843AE THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT.  AT THE INSTRUCTION OF THE NTSB BOTH THE DFDR AND DCVR WERE REMOVED, TAGGED AND SECURED IN QUARANTINE PENDING NTSB RETRIEVAL.  REPORTING INSPECTOR RELEAED BOTH A/C TO CARRIER FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL AND SECURING OF THE RECORDERS.  THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 20:40 PDT.  BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD THE ELEVATORS REMOVED AND THE REPORTING INSPECTOR MADE PERSONAL INSPECTION FOR HIDDEN DAMAGE AT THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR.

## 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 WPR09LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA255), May 21, 2009: Embraer EMB-135 (N843AE), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to adequately monitor and maintain clearance from a parked aircraft while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was an improperly parked airplane that encroached upon the…

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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