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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-700-1A10 · Chicago, IL · September 28, 2019

Date: September 28, 2019 · 12:30 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: WM0J
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N501MG
Reported as: Bombardier BD-700-1A10
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710A220
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,960 total1,294 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

N501MGRegistered now · Bombardier BD-700-1A10S/N 9215 · Built 2006 Airframe modelBombardier BD-700-1A10 Engine modelRolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710A220Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Part 91 positioning flight with no passengers from mdw to ord, aircraft entered the signature flight support ramp. The crew reported that ramp personnel were not present. They taxied forward on the ramp, when a lone marshaller indicated to park behind where the aircraft was. The flight crew conducted a 180 degree turn. Completing the turn the aircraft was close to a blast fence. The crew reported mixed signals from the marshaller. The pilot monitoring occupying the right seat called out ?wing is clear, you are over the white line?. Once the turn was completed, the pilot monitoring started looking at the ground personnel and stopped observing the wing clearance. The flight crew reported that they were not cognizant of the fact that they were drifting to the right towards the fence. The flight crew reported moving forward approximately 30 feet at a shallow angle to the fence before striking the blast fence causing damage to the right winglet, and fence.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT WITH NO PASSENGERS FROM MDW TO ORD, AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT RAMP. THE CREW REPORTED THAT RAMP PERSONNEL WERE NOT PRESENT. THEY TAXIED FORWARD ON THE RAMP, WHEN A LONE MARSHALLER INDICATED TO PARK BEHIND WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS. THE FLIGHT CREW CONDUCTED A 180 DEGREE TURN. COMPLETING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE TO A BLAST FENCE. THE CREW REPORTED MIXED SIGNALS FROM THE MARSHALLER. THE PILOT MONITORING OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT CALLED OUT ?WING IS CLEAR, YOU ARE OVER THE WHITE LINE?. ONCE THE TURN WAS COMPLETED, THE PILOT MONITORING STARTED LOOKING AT THE GROUND PERSONNEL AND STOPPED OBSERVING THE WING CLEARANCE. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY WERE NOT COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT THEY WERE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE FENCE. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED MOVING FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AT A SHALLOW ANGLE TO THE FENCE BEFORE STRIKING THE BLAST FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGLET, AND FENCE.