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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ-195-E2 · Fairbanks, AK · March 2, 2018

Date
March 2, 2018 · 21:15 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
PR-ZIQ
Reported as
Embraer ERJ-195-E2
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-725A1
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total780 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N678GA exited runway and taxied to parking at Alaska aerofuel on the west ramp of Fairbanks international airport. Aircraft was met by one ground crew who marshalled the aircraft with lighted wands. No asphalt or taxi lines or markings visible due to snow pack on the ramp. There was one other aircraft on the ramp, an Embraer 190 tail number pr-ziq. N678GA approached the marshaller at an angle. Pilot reports the marshaller appreared to be a resonable distance from the other aircraft. As N678GA came abeam of the Embraer the nose of the aircraft began to skid to the left. Pwer was at idle, brakes applied and forward motion ceased. No indication from ground crew that a collision had taken place.

As the FAA filed it

N678GA EXITED RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO PARKING AT ALASKA AEROFUEL ON THE WEST RAMP OF FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY ONE GROUND CREW WHO MARSHALLED THE AIRCRAFT WITH LIGHTED WANDS. NO ASPHALT OR TAXI LINES OR MARKINGS VISIBLE DUE TO SNOW PACK ON THE RAMP. THERE WAS ONE OTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP, AN EMBRAER 190 TAIL NUMBER PR-ZIQ. N678GA APPROACHED THE MARSHALLER AT AN ANGLE. PILOT REPORTS THE MARSHALLER APPREARED TO BE A RESONABLE DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. AS N678GA CAME ABEAM OF THE EMBRAER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID TO THE LEFT. PWER WAS AT IDLE, BRAKES APPLIED AND FORWARD MOTION CEASED. NO INDICATION FROM GROUND CREW THAT A COLLISION HAD TAKEN PLACE.