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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200 · Saint Louis, MO · December 28, 2010

Date: December 28, 2010 · 07:40 local
Place: Saint Louis, MO
Airport: Lambert International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N108HQ
Reported as: Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200
Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
People aboard: 83
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,196 total2,500 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N108HQRegistered now · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000166 · Built 2007 Airframe modelEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Captain andrew d. mccombs had positioned his EMB-170 aircraft for deicing in the "c" pad at stl international airport. He reported feeling a slight bump as an aircraft taxied behind his spot in the deicing pad. The f/o, mohammad reze parham ranjbar chaloshtari, asked the deicing crew to check the aircraft for damage, but before they could report back, the captain of us airways flight 1821 reported on ground control frequency that he had hit the EMB170 with his wing tip. Both aircraft then taxied back to the gate area with no further incidents.

As the FAA filed it

CAPTAIN ANDREW D. MCCOMBS HAD POSITIONED HIS EMB-170 AIRCRAFT FOR DEICING IN THE "C" PAD AT STL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE REPORTED FEELING A SLIGHT BUMP AS AN AIRCRAFT TAXIED BEHIND HIS SPOT IN THE DEICING PAD.THE F/O, MOHAMMAD REZE PARHAM RANJBAR CHALOSHTARI, ASKED THE DEICING CREW TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE, BUT BEFORE THEY COULD REPORT BACK, THE CAPTAIN OF US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1821 REPORTED ON GROUND CONTROL FREQUENCY THAT HE HAD HIT THE EMB170 WITH HIS WING TIP. BOTH AIRCRAFT THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AREA WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.