# Incident 20240728009749I: Cessna 208, Chicago, IL, July 28, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2024, 15:06 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 141A
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N809SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240728009749I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REVEALED IN PASSENGER INTERVIEWS,GATE AGENTS DID NOT WEIGH ANY BAGS OR LUGGAGE AND DID NOT ASK FOR PASSENGER WEIGHTS. WHILE CALCULATING WEIGHT AND BALANCE, PASSENGERS WERE PLACED IN THE FIVE REAR MOST SEATS LEAVING THE FRONT 4 PASSENGER SEATS EMPTY. PASSENGERS WERE LOADED ACCORDING TO PASSENGER MANIFEST/WEIGHT AND BALANCE WORKSHEET. GROUND CREW STARTED PUSH BACK, AIRCRAFT MOVED APPROX 3 FEET AND THE NOSE ROSE OUT OF THE PUSHBACK DEVICE AND CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED IN THIS ATTITUDE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED AN AIRBAG UNDER THE EMPENNAGE TO RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT. THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PASSENGER SEATS WERE NOT LOCATED AT THE ARMS INDICATED ON THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE WORKSHEET.

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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