# Incident 20140509006041I: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU, Chicago, IL, May 9, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2014, 15:54 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873RW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100SU
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 5,924 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140509006041I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING INTO THE PAD AREA OF RWY 28R THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N873RW, OPERATED BY REPUBLIC AIRLINES, MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIS LEFT WINGLET AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF AIRCRAFT N412YX, OPERATED BY SHUTTLE AMERICA, AT CHICAGO INT'L AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT N873RW'S LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF AIRCRAFT N412YX WHILE STATIONARY ON ACTIVE TAXIWAY 'D' WITH PARKING BRAKE SET.  BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE TOXICOLOGY TAKEN FROM THE REPUBLIC AIRLINE'S CREW WAS NEGATIVE.

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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