# Incident 20151109022712I: Embraer S A ERJ170-200LR, Flushing, NY, November 9, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2015, 13:40 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- 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: N403YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151109022712I

## Narrative

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

REPUBLIC AIRLINES (R61A) FLIGHT 9862, AN ERJ-170-200LR, REGISTRATION NUMBER N403YX, OPERATING A NON-REVENUE POSITION FERRY FLIGHT FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA), QUEENS, NY TO O?HARE AIRPORT (ORD), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MADE CONTACT WITH AN AMERICAN AIRLINES (AALA) AIRCRAFT, A B-737-823, REGISTRATION NUMBER N839NN, WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE AALA HANGAR LINE HARDSTAND AREA.

ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AIRLINE COMPANY REPORTS, AND AIRPORT AGENCY REPORTS THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE HARDSTAND AT SPOT BRAVO WITH NO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD. THE R61A AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED TO THE RIGHT OF THE AALA AIRCRAFT ON SPOT BRAVO CHARLIE WITH TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD. THE R61A AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MARSHALLED OUT OF THE PARKING AREA BY TWO WING WALKERS.  THE R61A AIRCRAFT LEFT WINGLET STRUCK AND IMPACTED THE PARKED AALA AIRCRAFT RIGHT WINGLET CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT WINGLETS, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE SKIN OF THE R61A WINGTIP AREA WHERE THE WINGLET IS ATTACHED TO THE WING. THE R61A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CREW WAS SAFELY DEPLANED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY.

THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED IN LGA AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE R61A AIRCRAFT HAD REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED IN LGA SO IT COULD BE MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO BNA FOR COMPLETION OF REPAIRS.

THIS EVENT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ASAP EVENT REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) FOR INCLUSION IN THE ASAP PROGRAM BY THE FLIGHT CREW OF THE R61A SUBJECT AIR CARRIER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N839NN, Boeing 737-823: no report for this aircraft; [N839NN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N839NN) is registered now

## Other reports on N403YX (1)

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

- [Incident 20131127021679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131127021679I), Nov 27, 2013: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (N403YX), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. N403YX, flight number aa 4233, a erj 170-200 lr, with 66 passengers and a crew of 2 and 2 cabin attendants, struck, jet way number 24 at the Bradley…

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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