# Incident 20110403011519I: Embraer EMB-135KL, Dubuque, IA, April 3, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2011, 07:23 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 42.4011° N, 90.7056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4011&lon=-90.7056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377SK-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135KL (registry code 3260302, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-135KL
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE 3007A1P
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,779 total, 5,335 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11IA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110403011519I

## Narrative

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

WITH THE WHEELS FACING FORWARD, THE JET BRIDGE WAS RETRACTED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS NORMAL RETRACTED LENGTH.  THE WHEELS WERE THEN TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, AND THE JET BRIDGE WAS MOVED TO THE POSITION NORMALLY USED TO ENSURE THAT THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT COULD TAXI OUT TO THE DEPARTURE AREA UNIMPEDED.  THE VIDEO OF THE ACCIDENT SHOWS THAT ONCE THE JET BRIDGE REACHED THAT POSITION, THE WHEELS WERE TURNED TO FACE FORWARD AND THE JET BRIDGE WAS THEN EXTENDED TO ITS NORMAL EXTENDED LENGTH.  THE WHEELS WERE THEN TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AGAIN.THIS POSITIONING OF THE WHEELS PUT THE WHEELS AND THE WIND (WHICH WAS BLOWING AT 39 KTS) PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER.  THIS POSITIONING ALSO PUT THE JET BRIDGE PERPENDICULAR TO THE WINDS.  THIS, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES ON THE JET BRIDGE HAD BEEN DISABLED FOR WINTER OPERATIONS, ALLOWED THE WIND TO PUSH THE JET BRIDGE BACK INTO THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.IT WAS NOTED, DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THAT ONCE THE WHEELS ON THE JET BRIDGE ARE IN MOTION, THE STEERING IS DISABLED.

## 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 CEN11IA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA270), Apr 3, 2011: Embraer EMB-135KL (N377SK), Dubuque, IA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The airport authorities' improper decision to deactivate the jet bridge braking system which created an unsafe condition by the gate agents not being able to stop the bridge from impacting the…

## Other reports on N377SK (1)

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

- [Incident 20030520009259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520009259I), May 20, 2003: Emb EMB135KL (N377SK), St Louis, MO. (-23) Chqa flight 5896 enroute to stl had an unruly passenger who tried to enter the cockpit. Passenger was subdued by other passengers and strapped into his…

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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