# Accident 20101103056009A: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19, Pittsburgh, PA, November 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SW1A
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454SW) (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 INC CL-600-2B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101103056009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE STARTED FROM GROUND EQUIPMENT AIR START CART DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE APU.  AFTER ENGINE START, GROUND CREW PERSONNEL STARTED TO MOVE THE AIR START CART FROM THE AREA PRIOR TO DISCONNECTING THE AIR SUPPLY DUCT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE DUCT BEING CONNECTED TO THE AIRCRAFT AS THE CART WAS BEING PULLED AWAY.  A HOLE WAS TORN INTO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE APPROXIMATELY 15" X 15" BELOW THE LEFT ENGINE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N454SW (1)

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

- [Incident 20060405004369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060405004369I), Apr 5, 2006: Cndair CL6002B19 (N454SW), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Aircrew was removed from line flying and met with chief pilot and then received a line check.

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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