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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer AMB 145 LR · Melbourne, FL · June 16, 2019

Date: June 16, 2019 · 19:00 local
Place: Melbourne, FL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: HC-CGO
Reported as: Embraer AMB 145 LR
Reported engine: Rolls Royce 3007AIP
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total3,000 in this make and model121 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On June 16th, 2019 at 7 pm; aircraft hc-cgo, an Embraer 145 sustained damage to the right elevator while performing a ground taxi at the Melbourne airport. Aircraft was being delivered from equador to Melbourne for scheduled landing gear maintenance. Crew holds certificates from equador. Crew arrived on a Sunday evening, not within normal operating hours for the airport resulting in no ground support for parking the aircraft. Crew was not familiar with the airport or intended parking area. Though ample space was available for parking and maneuvering, the aircraft struck an unairworthy 747 aircraft wing. Minor damage occurred to the right elevator of the emb 145, and slight damage to the winglet of the 747. The parked 747 is scheduled for destruction by the owning company. Amb 145 operated by equadorian company petroamazonas.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 16TH, 2019 AT 7 PM; AIRCRAFT HC-CGO, AN EMBRAER 145 SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WHILE PERFORMING A GROUND TAXI AT THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DELIVERED FROM EQUADOR TO MELBOURNE FOR SCHEDULED LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE. CREW HOLDS CERTIFICATES FROM EQUADOR. CREW ARRIVED ON A SUNDAY EVENING, NOT WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING HOURS FOR THE AIRPORT RESULTING IN NO GROUND SUPPORT FOR PARKING THE AIRCRAFT. CREW WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT OR INTENDED PARKING AREA. THOUGH AMPLE SPACE WAS AVAILABLE FOR PARKING AND MANEUVERING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNAIRWORTHY 747 AIRCRAFT WING. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF THE EMB 145, AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE WINGLET OF THE 747. THE PARKED 747 IS SCHEDULED FOR DESTRUCTION BY THE OWNING COMPANY. AMB 145 OPERATED BY EQUADORIAN COMPANY PETROAMAZONAS.