# Incident 20150408006869I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24, Romulus, MI, April 8, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330PQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330PQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (registry code 1390016, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8C5 (registry code 30050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8C5
- People aboard: 74
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150408006869I

## Narrative

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

33.   ENDEAVOR AIR, INC AIRCRAFT N330PQ, A CRJ-900, DEPARTED GATE A43 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 (EDST) ON APRIL 8TH, 2015. FLIGHT #3443 WAS A SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM DETROIT METRO AIRPORT (DTW) TO CHICAGO O?HARE (ORD). DELTA AIR LINES GROUND CREW PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT BACK FROM THE GATE WITH A TRACTOR AND TOW BAR. A WING WALKER WAS PRESENT ON EACH WING AS IT WAS PUSHED FROM THE GATE. THE WING WALKERS WERE ASSISTING UNTIL THE TOW BAR WAS DISCONNECTED AND A SALUTE WAS GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN. THE WING WALKERS AND TRACTOR THEN PROCEEDED BACK TO THE GATE AREA.

THE CREW UPON COMPLETING THE PRE-TAXI CHECK LIST ITEMS AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI. THE CLOSE QUARTERS TO THE BUILDING CAUSED THE CAPTAIN TO MAKE A HARD RIGHT TURN WITH THE AIRCRAFT TILLER. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING THE TIP OF THE TAIL SECTION (HORIZONTAL STABILIZER) CONTACTED THE CORNER OF THE MCNAMARA TERMINAL BUILDING. A WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICER HEARD A NOISE THAT DREW HIS ATTENTION TO THE ENDEAVOR AIR CRJ-900 AIRCRAFT. THE POLICE OFFICER NOTICED THE TERMINAL BUILDING WAS DAMAGED AND WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT, HE SAW DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL SECTION (HORIZONTAL STABILIZER).  AFTER OBSERVING THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, HE INFORMED POLICE DISPATCH TO CONTACT THE TOWER AND INFORM THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING GATE A43 ABOUT THE DAMAGE.

THE DELTA AIR LINES RAMP TOWER CONTROLLER CALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMED THE CREW THAT THEY NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT DID A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RAMP AND RETURNED TO GATE A43. UPON RETURN TO THE GATE THE CREW WAS INFORMED OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AS THEY HAD NO INDICATION THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD CONTACTED THE BUILDING.

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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