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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-135KL · Jamaica, NY · September 25, 2019

Date
September 25, 2019 · 21:05 local
Place
Jamaica, NY
Airport
John F. Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N855AE
Reported as
Embraer EMB-135KL
Reported engine
Allison AE-3007A1/3
People aboard
19
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3

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.

As passengers were boarding the aircraft a cleaning van operated by airways cleaners drove into the right wing, causing damage to the right flap and aileron.

Police on-scene reported the driver of the vehicle stated he had no injuries. In addition 2 envoy employees (1 inflight, 1 ground crew) reported minor injuries but refused any medical attention. 1 passenger initially reported minor injuries however no details were available.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the aircraft indicated he tried to retrieve a personal item that fell on the floor on the drivers side of the vehicle and did not pay attention to his surroundings.

Forwarded information to envoy (sima)cmo.

As the FAA filed it

AS PASSENGERS WERE BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT A CLEANING VAN OPERATED BY AIRWAYS CLEANERS DROVE INTO THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP AND AILERON.

POLICE ON-SCENE REPORTED THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED HE HAD NO INJURIES. IN ADDITION 2 ENVOY EMPLOYEES (1 INFLIGHT, 1 GROUND CREW) REPORTED MINOR INJURIES BUT REFUSED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. 1 PASSENGER INITIALLY REPORTED MINOR INJURIES HOWEVER NO DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED HE TRIED TO RETRIEVE A PERSONAL ITEM THAT FELL ON THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO HIS SURROUNDINGS.

FORWARDED INFORMATION TO ENVOY (SIMA)CMO.