# Accident 20211001022492A: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR, Chicago, IL, October 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2021, 20:18 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O-Hare International A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 41.9790° N, 87.9079° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9790&lon=-87.9079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,875 total, 4,673 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA22LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211001022492A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PUSHED OFF OF B22 PAST THE NORMAL DROP POINT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING INTO B21 UTILIZING THE AUTOMATED PARKING INFORMATION SYSTEM (APIS). NO MARSHALLER OR WINGWALKER REQUIRED, AND NONE WERE ACTIVELY WORKING THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. RAMP PERSONNEL DID NOT CLEAR THE OBSTRUCTION SAFETY ZONE PRIOR TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVAL, NOR DID THEY MAN THE EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON FOR THE APIS.

THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT CREW DID NOT ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND IMPACTED THE REPUBLIC RIGHT ELEVATOR WITH THEIR LEFT WINGTIP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N730YX, Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR: no report for this aircraft; [N730YX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N730YX) is registered now

## 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 DCA22LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA005), Oct 2, 2021: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (N142SY), Chicago, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: A ground collision by SkyWest flight 5845 that resulted in substantial damage to Republic Airlines flight 3594.

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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