# Accident 20091218052939A: Bombardier CL-600-2C10, Fort Worth, TX, December 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2009, 11:21 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas Fort/Worth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 32.8969° N, 97.0381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8969&lon=-97.0381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515AE) (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: BOMBARDIER CL-600-2C10
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,820 total, 4,616 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA10CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091218052939A

## Narrative

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

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC. (AEA) REPORTED TO AMR CMO ON DECEMBER 18, 2009, AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT DALLAS FT WORTH AIRPORT (DFW) INVOLVING A BOMBARDIER CRJ CL-600-2C10, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AEA AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N515AE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AT TERMINAL B GATE B10A, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TAIL AREA WAS STRUCK AND DAMAGED BY ALLIED AVIATION FUEL TRUCK NUMBER 98 FROM AIRCRAFT LEFT SIDE. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE AIRCRAFT AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) COMPARTMENT AND TAIL SKID AREA, IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL TRUCK TANK UPPER LEFT CORNER. THERE  WAS ONE  FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO REPORTED A MINOR  INJURY. THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER WRITTEN STATEMENT STATES THAT HE" BLACKED OUT".

## 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 DCA10CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10CA018), Dec 18, 2009: Bombardier CL600 2C10 (N515AE), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fueler's falling asleep in the fueling truck with the truck in neutral and without the parking brake set, which allowed the truck to roll until it impacted the airplane.

## Other reports on N515AE (1)

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

- [Incident 20260220003029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260220003029I), Feb 20, 2026: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10 (N515AE), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. The first officer was the pilot flying for the ILS runway 21L at Detroit. Prior to the approach the crew had received low-level wind shear (llws) advisories…

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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