# Incident 20140308002429I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10, Flushing, NY, March 8, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2014, 10:51 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (registry code 1390015, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308002429I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH AN INOPERATIVE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND WAS BEING TOWED TO THE RAMP WHEN TOW TRUCK  OPERATOR LOST CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT CAREENED (FISHTAILED) PAST THE TOW TRUCK AND CONTACTED THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR. AIRCRAFT INCURRED A GOUGE ON THE RH FUSELAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE DME AND VHF ANTENNAS. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED USING THE AIRCRAFT STAIRS AT TAXIWAY AND TAKEN BY BUS TO THE TERMINAL. NO REPORTED INJURY ON THIS INCIDENT.

AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE DAMAGE. BOTH NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES, VHF, DME ANTENNAS, LOWER BEACON ASSEMBLY, NOSE WHEEL STEERING HARNESS AND MANIFOLD WERE REPLACED. A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT TO MQT WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR PERMANENT REPAIR.

## Other reports on N508AE (1)

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

- [Incident 20100527034769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100527034769I), May 27, 2010: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N508AE), Omaha, NE, No damage. N508AE, was operated by American eagle airlines, inc as American airlines flight 3825, from salt lake city, Utah to chicago o'hare int'l airport, IL. The crew…

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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