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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Newburgh, NY · May 21, 2010

Date: May 21, 2010 · 11:55 local
Place: Newburgh, NY
Airport: Stewart Airport
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: REXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8587E
Reported as: Bombardier CL-600-2B19
Reported engine: GE CF34
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8587ERegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7587 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Per witness statements, at approximately 11:55 local time flight 3996 was being marshalled to the jetway. The left hand wing walker (employed by pinnacle airlines) did not respond quickly enough to the aircrafts left wing approaching a tug. As a result the wing struck the tug approximately three feet from the wing tip. The wing walker never motioned to the marshaller to stop the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PER WITNESS STATEMENTS, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:55 LOCAL TIME FLIGHT 3996 WAS BEING MARSHALLED TO THE JETWAY. THE LEFT HAND WING WALKER (EMPLOYED BY PINNACLE AIRLINES) DID NOT RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING APPROACHING A TUG. AS A RESULT THE WING STRUCK THE TUG APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET FROM THE WING TIP. THE WING WALKER NEVER MOTIONED TO THE MARSHALLER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.