# Accident 20100224027979A: Bombardier BD-100-1A10, Wheeling, IL, February 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Chicago Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operator: LXJK
- Location: 42.1142° N, 87.9014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1142&lon=-87.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515FX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER BD-100-1A10
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL AS907-1-1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100224027979A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS STRUCK BY THE BOOM ARM OF THE DE-ICING TRUCK DURING THE DE-ICING OPERATION.

## 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 CEN10LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA142), Feb 24, 2010: Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (N515FX), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The deicing vehicle operator's not adhering to company procedures and not maintaining clearance between the vehicle's boom and the airplane's empennage during the airplane's deicing operation.

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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