# Accident 20101102052069A: Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Chicago, IL, November 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2010, 10:37 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 41.9786° N, 87.9047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9786&lon=-87.9047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N709BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101102052069A

## Narrative

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

A VIDEO OF THE EVENT TAKEN FROM A UAL CAMERA IN THE F2 GATE AREA AND A STATEMENT FROM THE TRUCK DRIVER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:THE DRIVER WAS CALLED TO THE F2D GATE AREA TO OPEN A PERSONNEL ACCESS DOOR.  HE DROVE THE TRUCK UP TO THE BUILDING WITH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK FACING THE BUILDING, PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND GOT OUT LEAVING THE ENGINE RUNNING.  HE OPENED THE DOOR, RETRIEVED A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AND WENT BACK TO THE TRUCK ONLY TO FIND IT WAS NO LONGER THERE.IN THE VIDEO, THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF VIEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AS IT APPROACHED THE F CONCOURSE.  WHEN IT APPEARS AGAIN, IT IS MOVING IN REVERSE.  AT THE SAME TIME THE SWIA AIRCRAFT IS SITTING, PUSHED BACK FROM GATE F2A AS THE CREW COMPLETES THE PRE-TAXI CHECKLIST.  AS THE CREW BEGINS TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT THEY NOTICE THE UAL TRUCK MOVING IN REVERSE TOWARD THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PILOT'S SIDE.  THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE TRUCK STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PILOT SIDE JUST FORWARD OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CEN11LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA051), Nov 2, 2010: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N709BR), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pickup truck driver’s failure to follow airport and company policies regarding ground vehicle operations, which allowed for the unattended truck to collide with the airplane. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N709BR (1)

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

- [Incident 20100804049369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804049369I), Aug 4, 2010: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N709BR), Omaha, NE, No damage. On August 4, 2010 at approximately 1950 CDT, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N709BR, operating as united airlines express flight 6144 returned to Omaha, NE after…

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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