# NTSB NYC06LA114: Embraer EMB-145-LR, N275SK, Boston, MA, May 12, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 12, 2006, 19:10 local (23:10 UTC) - Place: Boston, MA - Coordinates: 42.3644444444444, -71.0052777777778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3644&lon=-71.0053&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 51 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63676 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06LA114 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63676/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA114 ## Probable cause The tug driver's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane. A factor was the fog. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) not operating - visual lookout - inadequate, driver of vehicle (cause) - weather condition - fog (contributing factor) - object - vehicle ## Analysis The flightcrew was waiting to be pushed back from the gate when a tug impacted the airplane's left wing. The airplane was parked and the engines off. The tug driver was bringing luggage to a different airplane, and didn't see the accident airplane until the collision. The reported visibility at the airport, about the time of the accident, was 1/4 mile in fog. ## Factual narrative On May 12, 2006, at 1910 eastern daylight time, an Embraer EMB-145-LR, N275SK, operated by Chautauqua Airlines Inc. (d.b.a. US Airways Express), as flight 3167, was substantially damaged when it was struck by a ground vehicle, while parked at the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts. There were no injuries to the 2 flightcrew, 1 flight attendant, or 48 passengers; while the driver of the ground vehicle sustained minor injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the planned flight to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York. The scheduled passenger flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 121. The airplane was parked at gate 9A, with the engines off, while the flightcrew was waiting for pushback. At that time, a tug was transitioning the ramp area, and collided with the left wing of the airplane. The collision resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The driver of the tug stated that he was bringing luggage to a different airplane during dark, rainy, and foggy weather conditions. The driver of the tug further stated that he did not see the accident airplane until the impact of the tug with the left wing. The reported weather at BOS, at 1852, was: wind from 050 degrees at 13 knots; visibility 1/4 mile in fog; indefinite ceiling 100 feet; temperature 50 degrees, dew point 48 degrees; altimeter 29.93 inches Hg. ## Aircraft - Registration: N275SK (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Embraer EMB-145-LR - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1450345 - Airframe hours: 14493 - Engines: Rolls-Royce AE 3007A1P 8338 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: Chautauqua Airlines Inc., doing business as US Airways Express - Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 1, 2006 - Departed: BOS, Boston, MA - Destination: ROC, Rochester, NY - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: BOS, General Edward Lawrence Logan ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 6,300 total, 2,560 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 25; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2006; seat: right; flight hours: 2,550 total, 800 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 13 knots - Visibility: 0.25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 100 ft indefinitevv - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: BOS ## 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 20060512008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060512008339A), May 12, 2006: Emb EMB145LR, Boston, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) Chautauqua airlines, d/b/a us airways express, N275SK, Emb-145-LR, flight 3163, bos-roc, was struck by a tug while the aircraft was waiting for pushback… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.