# Accident 20210917014509A: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19, Fletcher, NC, September 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2021, 13:39 local time
- Place: Fletcher, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 35.4362° N, 82.5418° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4362&lon=-82.5418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444ZW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444ZW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,039 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210917014509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1339 LOCAL TIME, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FUEL TRUCK, BACKED INTO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^N444ZW), WEST OF GATE 3.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STATIC WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET.

THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER BEGAN TO BACK UP AND WATCH HIS RIGHT SIDE TO AVOID A SECOND AIRCRAFT AT THE ADJACENT RAMP.  WHEN HE CLEARED THE WING OF THAT AIRCRAFT, HE CONTINUED TO BACK UP AND INTO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 120' BEHIND HIM. THE FUEL TRUCK IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT BELOW THE CO-PILOTS WINDOW.  NO EVACUATION WAS INITIATED AND LATER THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED.

SAS ACTIVITY EA68202200263

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA226), Sep 17, 2021: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N444ZW), Asheville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel truck driver backing up in the direction of the airplane without the use of marshallers.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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