# Accident 20170913019339A: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19, Charlotte, NC, September 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2017, 14:50 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte Douglas Internationa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 35.1300° N, 80.5600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1300&lon=-80.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261PS-2025-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,837 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA17CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170913019339A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2017 AT 1545 (EDT) A BOMBARDIER CRJ-200 OPERATED BY PSA AIRLINES FLIGHT 5233 COLLIDED WITH A BAGGAGE TUG OPERATED BY PSA AIRLINES DURING TAXI.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, THE TUG CANOPY SECTION WAS DAMAGED.  THE TUG DRIVER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES ABOARD THE CRJ.

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18R THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO GATE E4.  DURING TAXI IN A NARROWING AREA OF THE WEST RAMP AT CONCOURSE E THE GROUND TUG IMPACTED THE LEFT WINGTIP.  THE BAGGAGE TUG WAS SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION (EAST TO WEST).  A TERMINAL ROAD CROSSES THE TAXI WAY NEAR GATE E38.  THE TUG DRIVER WAS INTENDING TO CROSS THE TAXI-WAY USING THE SERVICE ROAD.  UPON REACHING THE POINT TO COMMENCE THE RIGHTHAND TURN THE TUG DRIVER CROSSED INTO THE ROADWAY.  WHEN THE TUG DRIVER NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT THE DRIVER CONTINUED THE RIGHT HAND TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THE IMPACT OCCURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA17CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA197), Sep 13, 2017: Bombardier CL 600 2B19 (N261PS), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the tug operator's initiation of a right turn onto the perpendicular terminal road in proximity to the airplane.

## Other reports on N261PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20130207001389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130207001389I), Feb 7, 2013: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19 (N261PS), Atlanta, GA, No damage. Aircraft N261PS during the transition from a climb to a cruise altitude of FL340 experienced a loss of altitude due to lack airspeed followed by an engine…

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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