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FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-120ER · Los Angeles, CA · April 20, 2012

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Date
April 20, 2012 · 20:15 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N567SW
Reported as
Embraer EMB-120ER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118
People aboard
28
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,173 total4,529 in this make and model206 in the last 90 days
N567SWRegistered now · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120342 · Built 1998Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120EREngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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What happened

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On 04/20/2012, at approximately 20:15 PDT, skywest airlines flight #6310, an EMB-120 (N567SW), Los Angeles (lax) to palm springs (psp), clipped the wing of another aircraft while pushing back from gate 71B2. Skywest 6310 had 28 souls on board with no reported injuries. During pushback, the left wing struck another skywest emb -120 (N562SW), which was empty and parked at gate 71B1. The aircraft pushing back had wing walkers on both wings. The collision occurred as the pushback driver attempted to maneuver N567SW to avoid a ground fueling port grate, causing the left wingtip to strike the right wingtip of aircraft N562SW. According to the left wing walker, he indicated to the driver to stop, but the driver continued pushing back until impact occurred. Damage to the parked aircraft consisted of a right broken nav light housing and right wingtip fairing damage. The aircraft pushing back sustained damage to the trailing edge left wingtip fairing assembly. Passengers were subsequently deplaned.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/20/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 20:15 PDT, SKYWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #6310, AN EMB-120 (N567SW), LOS ANGELES (LAX) TO PALM SPRINGS (PSP), CLIPPED THE WING OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHILE PUSHING BACK FROM GATE 71B2. SKYWEST 6310 HAD 28 SOULS ON BOARD WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. DURING PUSHBACK, THE LEFT WING STRUCK ANOTHER SKYWEST EMB -120 (N562SW), WHICH WAS EMPTY AND PARKED AT GATE 71B1. THE AIRCRAFT PUSHING BACK HAD WING WALKERS ON BOTH WINGS. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AS THE PUSHBACK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER N567SW TO AVOID A GROUND FUELING PORT GRATE, CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF AIRCRAFT N562SW. ACCORDING TO THE LEFT WING WALKER, HE INDICATED TO THE DRIVER TO STOP, BUT THE DRIVER CONTINUED PUSHING BACK UNTIL IMPACT OCCURRED. DAMAGE TO THE PARKED AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A RIGHT BROKEN NAV LIGHT HOUSING AND RIGHT WINGTIP FAIRING DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT PUSHING BACK SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE LEFT WINGTIP FAIRING ASSEMBLY. PASSENGERS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DEPLANED.