# Incident 20260517005559I: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR, Washington Dc, DC, May 17, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2026, 11:50 local time
- Place: Washington Dc, DC
- Airport: Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 38.8514° N, 77.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL (DCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8514&lon=-77.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314AD) (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: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,705 total, 1,873 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260517005559I

## Narrative

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

^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.

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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