# Accident 20120530010572A: Embraer EMB-135-KL, Chicago, IL, May 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9733° N, 87.9033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9733&lon=-87.9033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N834AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N834AE-2024-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135KL (registry code 3260302, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART RDA-10 (registry code 54524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-rda-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-135-KL
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC DART RDA-10
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA12CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120530010572A

## Narrative

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

A BOEING 747-400, REGISTRATION NUMBER B16481, OPERATED BY EVA AIR (QOCF), STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF AN EMBRAER, EMB-135-KL, REGISTRATION NUMBER N834AE, OPERATED BY AMERICAN EAGLE.  THE EVA AIR AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 32L FOR DEPARTURE WHEN IT STRUCK THE AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS STOPPED SHORT OF TERMINAL 3 GATE 17.  THE EVA AIR AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING AND SLAT ASSEMBLY.  THE AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- B16481, Boeing B-747: no report for this aircraft in the release

## 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 DCA12CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA082), May 30, 2012: Embraer EMB 135KL (N834AE), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the B747 Captain's failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the tail of the EMB135 that was stopped on a taxiway.

## Other reports on N834AE (1)

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

- [Incident 20120507008119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120507008119I), May 7, 2012: Embraer EMB-135KL (N834AE), Laredo, TX, No damage. Over sat at FL360 climbing to FL370 to avoid level 5 thunder storms light to moderate chop. We were in icing conditions at FL370, no eicas message for ice…

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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