# NTSB DCA08CA041: Embraer ERJ170, N828MD, Washington, DC, February 17, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 17, 2008, 10:19 local (15:19 UTC) - Place: Washington, DC - Coordinates: 38.858333, -77.041664 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8583&lon=-77.0417&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining events: [Taxi-into takeoff position: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 132 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 24, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 67560 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08CA041 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67560/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=67560 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08CA041 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) Inadequate ground separation maintained by the pilot of the Embraer E170. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Embraer ERJ 170-100SU, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=3260403), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot of other aircraft (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Airbus Industrie A319-112, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=3930323), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-into takeoff position: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Embraer ERJ 170-100SU, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=3260403), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) - [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Airbus Industrie A319-112, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=3930323), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) On February 17, 2008, at 1019 EST, an Embraer E170, N828MD, operated by Republic Airlines as flight 3416 destined to Rochester, NY, collided during taxi in the runup area of taxiway J at the north end of runway 19, with an Airbus 319, N752US, operated by US Airways as flight 2166 destined to New York LaGuardia airport. The right aileron of the Airbus was substantially damaged, the left winglet of the Embraer had minor damage. There were no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot of the E170 reported that he was positioned to the right of the Airbus, and observed a B737 approaching the runup area from taxiway J to his right. ATC cleared the Republic flight for departure, which required them to taxi past the Airbus. The captain stated that he checked the proximity of the Airbus, and it looked like he could clear it and then felt the impact. The captain notified ATC of the collision. Airport fire crews responded, but there was no fuel leak or fire. The crew of the Airbus reported that they were stationary with the parking brake applied while awaiting ATC clearance. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 2) On February 17, 2008, at 1019 EST, an Embraer E170, N828MD, operated by Republic Airlines as flight 3416 destined to Rochester, NY, collided during taxi in the runup area of taxiway J at the north end of runway 19, with an Airbus 319, N752US, operated by US Airways as flight 2166 destined to New York LaGuardia airport. The right aileron of the Airbus was substantially damaged, the left winglet of the Embraer had minor damage. There were no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot of the E170 reported that he was positioned to the right of the Airbus, and observed a B737 approaching the runup area from taxiway J to his right. ATC cleared the Republic flight for departure, which required them to taxi past the Airbus. The captain stated that he checked the proximity of the Airbus, and it looked like he could clear it and then felt the impact. The captain notified ATC of the collision. Airport fire crews responded, but there was no fuel leak or fire. The crew of the Airbus reported that they were stationary with the parking brake applied while awaiting ATC clearance. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N828MD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828MD-2017-12-12), registration cancelled 2017-12-12, S/N 17000048, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ170 (100LR) - Registry model: [Embraer ERJ 170-100SU](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100su) (registry code 3260403) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [GE CF34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (registry code 30015, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: UNK - Airframe hours: 6471 - Engines: GENERAL ELECTRIC CF34 15000 lbs thrust turbo fan; General Electric CF-34-8ES 15000 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: Republic Airlines Inc - Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: February 15, 2008 - Departed: KDCA, Washington, DC - Destination: KROC, Rochester, NY - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KDCA, Washington Reagan, runway 19, 6,869 × 150 ft, concrete ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N752US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N752US), registered now, S/N 1319, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319 (111) - Registry model: [Airbus Industrie A319-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (registry code 3930323) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1319 - Airframe hours: 16587 - Engines: CFM CFM-56-5B6 23500 lbs thrust turbo fan; CFM CFM56 5B 23500 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: US Airways Inc - Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 19, 2008 - Departed: KDCA, Washington, DC - Destination: KLGA, LaGuardia, NY - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KDCA, Washington Reagan, runway 19, 6,869 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N828MD; age 43; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 30, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 8,125 total, 1,655 in this make and model, 7,915 as pilot in command, 225 in the last 90 days, 65 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot, aircraft N828MD; age 25; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 21, 2008; seat: right; flight hours: 1,532 total, 66 in this make and model, 529 as pilot in command, 66 in the last 90 days, 66 in the last 30 days - Pilot, aircraft N752US; age 49; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 18,005 total, 3,294 in this make and model, 1,967 as pilot in command, 97 in the last 90 days, 53 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot, aircraft N752US; age 44; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: right; flight hours: 14,285 total, 953 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days, 87 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: KDCA ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20080217011189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080217011189I), Feb 17, 2008: Emb ERJ170100SU, Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) During reposition to the runup block short of runway 19 at dca, a us airways express flight number 3416 (N828MD), an Embraer erj 170 hit the wing of us… - [Accident 20080217011261A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080217011261A), Feb 17, 2008: Airbus A319112, Washington, DC, Substantial damage. (-23) While sitting still in the runup block of runway 19 at dca a us airways express Embraer (N828MD) operated by republic airlines struck the right wing of… ## Docket (14 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 24, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=67560. 8.7 MB in all. - Photo 1 (item 1, .PDF, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303885&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-Master.PDF - Photo 2 (item 2, .PDF, 60 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303886&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202-Master.PDF - ATC audio (item 3, MP3, 746 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303887&FileExtension=mp3&FileName=ATC%20audio-Master - ICAO Notification Form (item 4, .PDF, 25 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303888&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=ICAO%20Notification%20Form-Master.PDF - Pilot Interviews Republic 3416 (item 5, .PDF, 32 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303889&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Interviews%20Republic%203416-Master.PDF - Pilot statement USAirways 2166 (item 6, .PDF, 13 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303890&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20statement%20USAirways%202166-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - USAirways (item 7, .PDF, 163 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303891&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-%20USAirways-Redacted.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - Republic (item 8, .PDF, 4.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303892&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-%20Republic-Redacted.PDF - Supplemental Information USAirways (item 9, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303893&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Supplemental%20Information%20USAirways-Master.PDF - DCA Airport Diagram (item 10, .PDF, 209 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40303894&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=DCA%20Airport%20Diagram-Master.PDF - Aircraft Data Recorders 10 - Specialist's Factual Report of Investigation (item 11, .PDF, 76 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40312235&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Aircraft%20Data%20Recorders%2010%20-%20Specialist%27s%20Factual%20Report%20of%20Investigation-Master.PDF - Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 1 - CSV files A319 (item 12, .CSV, 346 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40312897&FileExtension=.csv&FileName=Flight%20Data%20Recorder%2010%20-%20Attachment%201%20-%20CSV%20files%20A319-Master.csv - Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 2 - CSV files E170 (item 13, .CSV, 510 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40312898&FileExtension=.csv&FileName=Flight%20Data%20Recorder%2010%20-%20Attachment%202%20-%20CSV%20files%20E170-Master.csv - Correspondence - Republic Airlines Training (item 14, .PDF, 470 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40312355&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Correspondence%20-%20Republic%20Airlines%20Training-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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