# Incident 20120729013549I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-311, Baltimore, MD, July 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2012, 17:27 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N857CA-2021-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-311 (registry code 1390010, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-311) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 (registry code 52129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-311
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW123
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,494 total, 1,326 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729013549I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 29, 2012 COMMUTAIR FLIGHT DBA UNITED EXPRESS # 853 A DHC-8-300, LANDED ON RUNWAY 33R AT 17:27 EST AND TAXIED TO GATE D12. AT 18:44 EST UNITED DISPATCH NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT UCA853 HAD A TAIL STRIKE ON LANDING, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR CREW. THE COMPANY CALLED THE DAMAGE MINOR AND HAS SENT MECHANIC TO SECURED THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- Unidentified aircraft: no report for this aircraft in the release

## Other reports on N857CA (2)

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

- [Incident 20151225019199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151225019199I), Dec 25, 2015: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-311 (N857CA), Rochester, NY, No damage. On 12/25/2015 at approx. 15:13 jjba flight 3585 returned and landed at roc rwy 04 after declaring an emergency due to an uncommanded propeller feathering event…
- [Incident 20150422006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150422006369I), Apr 22, 2015: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-311 (N857CA), Newark, NJ, No damage. While operating flight 4855 from ewr to iad the crew encountered severe icing which caused equipment failures and a diversion to abe. During the climb out of…

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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