- Date
- March 10, 2019, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 130 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Pushback/towing
- Defining events
- Pushback/tow-engine oper: Ground collisionStanding-engine(s) operating: Ground collision
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 20190310001132A
- Case key
- 99084
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
failure of the ground crew to maintain visual separation and avoid the holding aircraft.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N530EA · Bombardier CL 600 2C10
N569NN · Bombardier CL600 2D24
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N530EA · Bombardier CL 600 2C10
N569NN · Bombardier CL600 2D24
Analysis
On March 10, 2019, at 0944 eastern daylight time, PSA Airlines flight 5366, a Bombardier CRJ-900, N569NN, collided with PSA Airlines flight 5141, a Bombardier CRJ-700, N530EA while pushing back from gate E31 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), Charlotte, North Carolina. There were no injuries the passengers and crew onboard either airplane, and both airplanes received substantial damage. Both airplanes were regularly scheduled passenger flights operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121. The CRJ-700 had pushed back from gate E14B and was waiting for taxi by spot 29W. The CRJ-900 requested push back from gate E31, and the north ramp controller initially instructed them to “10 and hold.” The push back was approved about 2 minutes later and the flight crew coordinated with ground crew. After pushing back about 30 feet, the tail of the CRJ-900 impacted the tail of the CRJ-700. After feeling the impact, the CRJ-900 crew aborted their engine start procedure and set the parking brake, while the CRJ-700 crew started their auxiliary power unit and shut down both engines after receiving damage reports from ATC and neighboring airplanes. An emergency evacuation was not performed on either aircraft. Post-accident examination revealed substantially damaged to the horizonal and vertical stabilizers and left elevator of the CRJ-900, and the horizontal stabilizer and left elevator of the CRJ-700.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N530EA
- Reported as
- Bombardier CL 600 2C10 (700)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10308
- Built
- 2010
- Engines
- General Electric CF34-8C5B1, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF34-8C5B1, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- PSA Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CLT · Charlotte/Douglas Intl
- Equipment
- Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N569NN
- Reported as
- Bombardier CL600 2D24 (900)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15356
- Built
- 2015
- Engines
- General Electric CF34-8C5B1, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF34-8C5B1, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- PSA Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SAV · Savannah, GA
- Destination
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CLT · Charlotte/Douglas Intl
- Equipment
- Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 4
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N530EA
- Age
- 53
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- November 4, 2018
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,028 total · 5,745 in this make and model · 5,183 as pilot in command · 198 in the last 90 days · 69 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot, aircraft N530EA
- Age
- 35
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 27, 2018
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,992 total · 277 in this make and model · 416 as pilot in command · 147 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N569NN
- Age
- 31
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- October 25, 2018
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,235 total · 1,960 in this make and model · 2,576 as pilot in command · 166 in the last 90 days · 63 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot, aircraft N569NN
- Age
- 50
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 27, 2018
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,674 total · 414 in this make and model · 741 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 0.75 statute miles
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 28, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 986 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.