# Incident 20121207026662I: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU, Washington, DC, December 7, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2012, 15:05 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington Reagan National Air
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813MA-2017-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU (registry code 3260403, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100su) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100SU
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121207026662I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 7, 2012 AT 1724 LOCAL (2224 Z), CONTACT WAS MADE BETWEEN A US AIR AIRBUS AND A REPUBLIC AIRLINES EMBRAIER 170 IN THE RUN-UP BLOCK OF RUNWAY 19 AT WASHINGTON REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA).  THE US AIR FLIGHT 750 WAS POSITIONED IN THE RUN-UP BLOCK WHEN REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT 3396 TAXIED UP ALONG SIDE OF IT.  WHEN THE REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT TAXIED FOR DEPARTURE, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WINGLET MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING TIP/WINGLET OF THE US AIR AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.THE REPUBLIC AIRLINES AIRCRAFT, AN EMBRAIER 170 N813MA TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE.  MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LEFT WINGLET.  MAINTENANCE RECEIVED A FLYBY FROM EMBRAIER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE FRIDAY EVENING.THE US AIR AIRBUS 319, N762US ALSO TAXIED TO THE GATE AND WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE.  MAINTENANCE DETERMINED IT NEEDED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE RIGHT WING TIP AND WINGLET.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN THE HANGAR FOR OVERNIGHT REPAIR.  PARTS WERE ON HAND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCHEDULED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE ON SATURDAY MORNING.THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED BY THE AIRLINES INVOLVED.AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR REVIEWED PILOT INFORMATION AND CONCURRED WITH FAA CERTIFICATE OFFICE AND OPERATORS ACTIONS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N762US, Airbus Industrie A319-112: no report for this aircraft; [N762US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N762US) is registered now

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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