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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Boston, MA · July 14, 2011

Date
July 14, 2011 · 19:33 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Boston Logan
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASOA
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N132EV
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA11CA084
Reported as
Bombardier CL600-2D24
Reported engine
General Electric CF-34-8C5
People aboard
78
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total10,000 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On July 14, 2011, about 1933 eastern daylight time, a delta air lines B767-300ER, N185DN, operating as delta flight 266, was taxiing on taxiway b for departure on runway 04 at Boston Logan international airport (bos), Boston, Massachusetts, when its left winglet struck the horizontal stabilizer of an atlantic southeast airlines CRJ900, N132EV, operating as asa flight 4904, which was number three in line on taxiway m waiting for departure on runway 09. As the B767 approached and passed the intersection with taxiway m, the left winglet of the B767 struck the horizontal tail of the CRJ900. The CRJ900 sustained substantial damage, which included damage to the horizontal tail and vertical tail, and the airplane lost fluid in all three hydraulic systems. Parts of the B767 winglet were sheared off and embedded in the tail of the CRJ900. The passengers on the CRJ900 were deplaned on the taxiway, and the B767 taxied back to the terminal. One minor injuriy was reported on the crj aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 14, 2011, ABOUT 1933 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A DELTA AIR LINES B767-300ER, N185DN, OPERATING AS DELTA FLIGHT 266, WAS TAXIING ON TAXIWAY B FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 04 AT BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOS), BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WHEN ITS LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF AN ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES CRJ900, N132EV, OPERATING AS ASA FLIGHT 4904, WHICH WAS NUMBER THREE IN LINE ON TAXIWAY M WAITING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 09. AS THE B767 APPROACHED AND PASSED THE INTERSECTION WITH TAXIWAY M, THE LEFT WINGLET OF THE B767 STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL TAIL OF THE CRJ900. THE CRJ900 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WHICH INCLUDED DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL TAIL AND VERTICAL TAIL, AND THE AIRPLANE LOST FLUID IN ALL THREE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. PARTS OF THE B767 WINGLET WERE SHEARED OFF AND EMBEDDED IN THE TAIL OF THE CRJ900. THE PASSENGERS ON THE CRJ900 WERE DEPLANED ON THE TAXIWAY, AND THE B767 TAXIED BACK TO THE TERMINAL. ONE MINOR INJURIY WAS REPORTED ON THE CRJ AIRCRAFT.

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