# Accident 20131004019849A: Airbus A321-211, Charlotte, NC, October 4, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 4, 2013, 13:21 local time - Place: Charlotte, NC - Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Taxi - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: USAA - Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10 - Aircraft: N186US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186US) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Airbus A321-211 (registry code 3940005, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-211) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-211 - Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 21,985 total, 9,648 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131004019849A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AS REPORTED BY USAA N186US AN AIRBUS 321-211, S/N 1701 SUSTAINED DAMAGE 4 OCT 2013 PRIOR TO CROSSING RUNWAY 36R AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTION ROMEO AND CHARLIE. CLT CLOSED ROMEO TAXIWAY TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. FROM MIKE ANNAN USAA 1315 ? A/C186 PUSHES OFF B9 1321 ? A/C186 TAXI?S ACROSS RUNWAY 5/23 VIA BRAVO TAXIWAY, LEFT TURN ON ALPHA TAXIWAY AND HOLDS BEHIND US629CLT-JFK 1323 ? US629 ON ALPHA TAXIWAY TURNS LEFT ONTO GULF TAXIWAY. A/C186 TAXI?S VIA ALPHA TAXIWAY TO ROMEO TAXIWAY AND HOLDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 36R. 1326 ? A/C186 CROSSES 36R AND CONTINUES VIA DELTA TAXIWAY TO THE WILSON AIR RAMP. THE VIEW FROM THE C14 AND C16 CAMERAS CLEARLY SHOW THE AIRCRAFT TAXIING AND HOLDING ON ROMEO TAXIWAY, BUT I SAW NOTHING OBVIOUS IN ANY OF THE VIDEO THAT SHOWED HOW THE DAMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED. CDIA CLOSED ROMEO TAXIWAY TO COMPLETE REPAIRS FOR WHAT THEY CALLED A ?BLOW OUT? OF THE BLACKTOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROMEO AND CHARLIE TAXIWAYS ? THE AREA WHERE A/C186 WAS HOLDING PRIOR TO CROSSING RUNWAY 36R. A/C186 (PHOTO 1028) SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER ( 1029, 1030), APU TAIL CONE (1031), RUDDER (1032, 1033), AND FUSELAGE (1034, 1035). MTC IS EVALUATING THE DAMAGE AND HAS PLACED IT ON 0500/05 ETR FOR FOD TAIL DAMAGE. THERE IS LOOSE ASPHALT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROMEO AND CHARLIE TAXIWAYS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT IS IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE BAY 3. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE, APU TAIL CONE, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED SPAR DAMAGE, THIS IS A ONE PIECE ASSEMBLY AND IS BEING FLOWN INTO CTL FOR REPLACEMENT. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.