# Incident 20160907016859I: Dehavilland DHC-8-311, Charlotte, NC, September 7, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2016, 14:48 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- 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: N335EN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N335EN-2019-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-311 (registry code 2809005, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-311) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123C (registry code 52152, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-8-311
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW123C
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,528 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160907016859I

## Narrative

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

PIEDMONT FLIGHT 4802, A DHC-8 TAXIING INBOUND ON ECHO RAMP TAXI LANE NORTH OF "E" CONCOURSE STRUCK TREES WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AILERON END CAP, WING TIP FAIRING, STATIC WICK, NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT LENS AND ASSOCIATED FASTENERS. PIEDMONT AIRLINES MECHANICS ONSITE EVALUATED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

THE FOLLOWING DAY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COMPLIED WITH TEMPORARY REPAIR TO THE RIGHT WING TIP PER E.O. 8-57-16-0337. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO COMPANY REPAIR FACILITY IN SBY FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N335EN (2)

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

- [Incident 20170924019859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924019859I), Sep 24, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-8-311 (N335EN), Greennsboro, NC, Minor damage. Flight 4960 clt/lyh - diverted to gso due to NO2 oil pressure caution light illuminated and oil pressure went to zero. The engine fire caution light…
- [Incident 20040408007939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040408007939I), Apr 8, 2004: Dhav DHC8311 (N335EN), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On 04/08/2004 at 1752 EDT, flight 4450 landed on runway 24 after reporting a lightning strike 15 miles west of (roa) Roanoke airport at 5,000 feet. No…

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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