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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Charlotte, NC · September 2, 2011

Date
September 2, 2011 · 19:13 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte/Douglas International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VNAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N710PS
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2C10
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
71
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Weather was VMC conditions, however thunderstorms, light rain and a squall line went through the area from approximately 2300Z through approximately 2330Z with winds at 23 knots gusting to 40 knots. The aircraft was parked in the south cargo ramp when a baggage cart, moved by wind gusts, struck the aircraft damaging the left hand inboard flap. The baggage cart toe-hitch was pushed up and locked to engage the brakes but no physical contact was made with the wheels of the cart in order to actually stop the cart from moving.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER WAS VMC CONDITIONS, HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS, LIGHT RAIN AND A SQUALL LINE WENT THROUGH THE AREA FROM APPROXIMATELY 2300Z THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 2330Z WITH WINDS AT 23 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN THE SOUTH CARGO RAMP WHEN A BAGGAGE CART, MOVED BY WIND GUSTS, STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE LEFT HAND INBOARD FLAP.THE BAGGAGE CART TOE-HITCH WAS PUSHED UP AND LOCKED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT NO PHYSICAL CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE WHEELS OF THE CART IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY STOP THE CART FROM MOVING.