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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Windsor Locks, CT · February 29, 2012

Date
February 29, 2012 · 18:05 local
Place
Windsor Locks, CT
Airport
Bradley International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
N6WA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N154GJ
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2C10
Reported engine
GE CF34-8C5B1
People aboard
67
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

United express 3616 operated by go jet airlines (N6WA) arrived at kbdl and was in the process of parking when a united airlines baggage handler driving a tug struck the left wingtip trailing edge of the aircraft resulting in damage. The impact sheared off the center static wick assembly and removed a large chip of paint from the composite wing material. Crew and passengers were onboard at the time of the incident. No injuries reported. Nighttime prevailed at the time of the incident with weather conditions reported as 1/4 sm visibility with snow and fog.

As the FAA filed it

UNITED EXPRESS 3616 OPERATED BY GO JET AIRLINES (N6WA) ARRIVED AT KBDL AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING WHEN A UNITED AIRLINES BAGGAGE HANDLER DRIVING A TUG STRUCK THE LEFT WINGTIP TRAILING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN DAMAGE. THE IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE CENTER STATIC WICK ASSEMBLY AND REMOVED A LARGE CHIP OF PAINT FROM THE COMPOSITE WING MATERIAL. CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. NIGHTTIME PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AS 1/4 SM VISIBILITY WITH SNOW AND FOG.