# NTSB DCA10CA018: Bombardier CL600 2C10, N515AE, Dallas, TX, December 18, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 18, 2009, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Dallas, TX - Coordinates: 32.896945, -97.038055 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8969&lon=-97.0381&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 23, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 75196 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10CA018 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75196/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75196 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10CA018 ## Probable cause The fueler's falling asleep in the fueling truck with the truck in neutral and without the parking brake set, which allowed the truck to roll until it impacted the airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000): Personnel issues › Miscellaneous · Other (probable cause); cases with it: [Bombardier CL-600-2C10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000/cases.md?model=1390015), [All aircraft, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02050000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Bombardier CL-600-2C10, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=1390015), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The fuel truck driver indicated that he had been waiting 10-15 minutes for the flight to arrive and that the truck was in neutral with no emergency brake set. He stated that he had his foot on the brake but that he closed his eyes briefly and fell asleep and was unaware of what happened until the fuel truck collided with a parked airplane that had just arrived at the gate. One of the two flight attendants received a minor injury; there were no injuries to the other crew members or the passengers. The airplane received substantial damage to the aft portion of the fuselage where the fuel truck impacted. ## Factual narrative The fuel truck driver indicated that he had been waiting 10-15 minutes for the flight to arrive and that the truck was in neutral with no emergency brake set. He stated that he had his foot on the brake but that he closed his eyes briefly and fell asleep and was unaware of what happened until the fuel truck collided with a parked airplane that had just arrived at the gate. One of the two flight attendants received a minor injury; there were no injuries to the other crew members or the passengers. The airplane received substantial damage to the aft portion of the fuselage where the fuel truck impacted. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N515AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515AE), registered now, S/N 10121, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER CL600 2C10 (700) - Registry model: [Bombardier CL-600-2C10](https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10) (registry code 1390015) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [GE CF34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (registry code 30015, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 10121 - Engines: GE CF34 turbo fan; GE CF34 turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: American Eagle - Registered owner: American Eagle - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: HOU, Houston, TX - Destination: DFW, dallas, TX - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: DFW, Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 22,812 total, 4,608 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20091218052939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091218052939A), Dec 18, 2009: Bombardier CL-600-2C10, Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. American eagle airlines inc. (aea) reported to amr cmo on December 18, 2009, an accident that occurred at Dallas ft Worth airport (dfw) involving a Bombardier… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 21, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75196. 5.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 5.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40339770&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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