What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 6, 2023, at approximately 1852, an airline employee shuttle bus collided with privacy data omitted, a CRJ-200, which was scheduled to fly from Chicago o’hare international airport (ord) to dayton international airport (day) with 48 passengers and 4 crewmembers.
privacy data omitted Was taxiing eastbound on taxiway bravo. An airline employee bus with 10 people onboard was traveling southbound on an access road located between taxiway intersections of A15 and A16. The bus did not yield to privacy data omitted and crossed the aircraft’s nose from left to right. Video evidence shows privacy data omitted was visible and had the appropriate light configuration on/operable. The first officer saw the bus entering the taxiway and called out, “bus. Stop!” the captain immediately applied the brakes, but privacy data omittedstruck the middle of the bus, resulting in the nose being pushed approximately 8 feet right.
privacy data omitted Notified air traffic control (ATC) of the collision and declared an emergency. The aircraft was shut down on the taxiway and passengers were transported back to the terminal via buses.
privacy data omitted Sustained damage to the nose, crushing/removing the nose cone. Damage to the aircraft is currently estimated to be minor. The bus sustained damage to its right side, including blown out windows near the rear of the bus. There were no injuries onboard the aircraft reported at the time of the incident; however, one cabin crewmember injury was reported the following day. The crewmember was treated the following day, released the same day, and has resumed duties. Two bus occupants reported injuries, were transported to the hospital, and released later that evening.
FAA airports division is currently investigating the employee bus operator and driver’s actions and will complete their own report with recommended corrective actions.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 6, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1852, AN AIRLINE EMPLOYEE SHUTTLE BUS COLLIDED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CRJ-200, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM CHICAGO O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD) TO DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DAY) WITH 48 PASSENGERS AND 4 CREWMEMBERS.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING EASTBOUND ON TAXIWAY BRAVO. AN AIRLINE EMPLOYEE BUS WITH 10 PEOPLE ONBOARD WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON AN ACCESS ROAD LOCATED BETWEEN TAXIWAY INTERSECTIONS OF A15 AND A16. THE BUS DID NOT YIELD TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CROSSED THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS VISIBLE AND HAD THE APPROPRIATE LIGHT CONFIGURATION ON/OPERABLE. THE FIRST OFFICER SAW THE BUS ENTERING THE TAXIWAY AND CALLED OUT, “BUS. STOP!” THE CAPTAIN IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STRUCK THE MIDDLE OF THE BUS, RESULTING IN THE NOSE BEING PUSHED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET RIGHT.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTIFIED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) OF THE COLLISION AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY AND PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE TERMINAL VIA BUSES.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, CRUSHING/REMOVING THE NOSE CONE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE MINOR. THE BUS SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT SIDE, INCLUDING BLOWN OUT WINDOWS NEAR THE REAR OF THE BUS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT; HOWEVER, ONE CABIN CREWMEMBER INJURY WAS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CREWMEMBER WAS TREATED THE FOLLOWING DAY, RELEASED THE SAME DAY, AND HAS RESUMED DUTIES. TWO BUS OCCUPANTS REPORTED INJURIES, WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, AND RELEASED LATER THAT EVENING.
FAA AIRPORTS DIVISION IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE EMPLOYEE BUS OPERATOR AND DRIVER’S ACTIONS AND WILL COMPLETE THEIR OWN REPORT WITH RECOMMENDED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.