What happened
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On February 07, 2010, at approximately 1130 local time, N905SW, a CL-600-2B19 operating as skywest flight 6724, taxied to and stopped on deice pad whisky alpha at the Denver International Airport (den) for deicing. Servisair deice truck number 39 then started deicing the aircraft. They had just finished spraying the pilots side wing (left) with type iv deicing fluid, and was moving into position to spray the tail when the deice truck hit the left wing tip of the aircraft. Weather conditions reported at the time of the incident were light snow falling and the deice pad was wet. The general manager of servisair reported that the weather conditions were not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 07, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL TIME, N905SW, A CL-600-2B19 OPERATING AS SKYWEST FLIGHT 6724, TAXIED TO AND STOPPED ON DEICE PAD WHISKY ALPHA AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) FOR DEICING. SERVISAIR DEICE TRUCK NUMBER 39 THEN STARTED DEICING THE AIRCRAFT. THEY HAD JUST FINISHED SPRAYING THE PILOTS SIDE WING (LEFT) WITH TYPE IV DEICING FLUID, AND WAS MOVING INTO POSITION TO SPRAY THE TAIL WHEN THE DEICE TRUCK HIT THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT. WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE LIGHT SNOW FALLING AND THE DEICE PAD WAS WET. THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SERVISAIR REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.
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