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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · Washington Dc, DC · May 17, 2026

Date: May 17, 2026 · 11:50 local
Place: Washington Dc, DC
Airport: Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N314AD
Reported as: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
People aboard: 80
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,705 total1,873 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

N314ADRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000964 · Built 2024 Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR Engine 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.

privacy data omitted Was taxiing into the RWY15 holdbay and their left wing made contact with a blast wall at 1650Z.

ENY4178 did not need any immediate assistance other than a tug to relocate them to gate C23. Metropolitan Washington airport authority (mwaa/airport operations) responded and coordinated to have a tug relocate the aircraft. Airport operations reported there was substantial damage to the top of the left winglet. American airlines operations confirmed there were no injuries and characterized the damage to the left winglet as minor.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING INTO THE RWY15 HOLDBAY AND THEIR LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A BLAST WALL AT 1650Z.

ENY4178 DID NOT NEED ANY IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN A TUG TO RELOCATE THEM TO GATE C23. METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MWAA/AIRPORT OPERATIONS) RESPONDED AND COORDINATED TO HAVE A TUG RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT. AIRPORT OPERATIONS REPORTED THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE LEFT WINGLET. AMERICAN AIRLINES OPERATIONS CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND CHARACTERIZED THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGLET AS MINOR.