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FAA incident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · Washington, DC · July 1, 2021

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Date
July 1, 2021 · 21:05 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N284JN
Reported as
Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
65
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N284JNRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000822 · Built 2019Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LREngine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Initial report. privacy data omitted, Was scheduled to fly dca-cmh. At the time of the aircraft push dca was experiencing severe weather and the ramp was being cleared of personnel. As the tug crew tried to stop the push back the tug was unable to stop the push due to high winds impacting the aircraft. The aircraft?s right wing and engine impacted another tug. The aircraft stopped where it was and the 65 pax and crew onboard deplaned via air stairs and were bussed to the terminal. No pax or crew were injured in the incident. . Update as of 7/6/21- reported weather around the time of this event was wnw winds, 38 mph gusting to 53 mph in heavy t-storm/wind. According to local news, there is confirmation that an EF-1 tornado touched down northwest of dca around the time of this event. We also received confirmation that pushback was conducted with no headsets due to lightning in the area. According to company statement, both engines were running at the time of the event and pushback was completed. Tug cradle was lowered and moved away 2 feet from aircraft when aircraft weathervane to the left and hit tug with right engine. So FAR, company reported just damage to right engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

INITIAL REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY DCA-CMH. AT THE TIME OF THE AIRCRAFT PUSH DCA WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE WEATHER AND THE RAMP WAS BEING CLEARED OF PERSONNEL. AS THE TUG CREW TRIED TO STOP THE PUSH BACK THE TUG WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PUSH DUE TO HIGH WINDS IMPACTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING AND ENGINE IMPACTED ANOTHER TUG. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WHERE IT WAS AND THE 65 PAX AND CREW ONBOARD DEPLANED VIA AIR STAIRS AND WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. NO PAX OR CREW WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. . UPDATE AS OF 7/6/21- REPORTED WEATHER AROUND THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS WNW WINDS, 38 MPH GUSTING TO 53 MPH IN HEAVY T-STORM/WIND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL NEWS, THERE IS CONFIRMATION THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NORTHWEST OF DCA AROUND THE TIME OF THIS EVENT. WE ALSO RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT PUSHBACK WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO HEADSETS DUE TO LIGHTNING IN THE AREA. ACCORDING TO COMPANY STATEMENT, BOTH ENGINES WERE RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT AND PUSHBACK WAS COMPLETED. TUG CRADLE WAS LOWERED AND MOVED AWAY 2 FEET FROM AIRCRAFT WHEN AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT AND HIT TUG WITH RIGHT ENGINE. SO FAR, COMPANY REPORTED JUST DAMAGE TO RIGHT ENGINE COWLING.