Narrative:
PSA Airlines flight 5366, a CRJ-900LR, N569NN, collided with PSA Airlines flight 5141, a CRJ-702ER, N530EA while pushing back from gate E31 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), North Carolina, USA. There were no injuries the passengers and crew onboard either airplane, and both airplanes received substantial damage.
The CRJ-700 had pushed back from gate E14B and was waiting for taxi by spot 29W. The CRJ900 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 horizontal and vertical stabilizers and left elevator of the CRJ-900, and the horizontal stabilizer and left elevator of the CRJ-700.
Probable Cause: "Failure of the ground crew to maintain visual separation and avoid the holding aircraft."
Damaged on the ground
» charlotteobserver.com
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 10 March 2019 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Bombardier CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-702ER |
| Operator: | PSA Airlines |
| On behalf of: | American Eagle |
| Registration: | N530EA |
| MSN: | 10308 |
| First flight: | 2010 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF34-8C5B1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 61 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT), United States of America |
| Augusta-Bush Field, GA (AGS/KAGS), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | AA5141 |
PSA Airlines flight 5366, a CRJ-900LR, N569NN, collided with PSA Airlines flight 5141, a CRJ-702ER, N530EA while pushing back from gate E31 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), North Carolina, USA. There were no injuries the passengers and crew onboard either airplane, and both airplanes received substantial damage.
The CRJ-700 had pushed back from gate E14B and was waiting for taxi by spot 29W. The CRJ900 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 horizontal and vertical stabilizers and left elevator of the CRJ-900, and the horizontal stabilizer and left elevator of the CRJ-700.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: "Failure of the ground crew to maintain visual separation and avoid the holding aircraft."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» NTSB» charlotteobserver.com
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TOUCHING TAILS!
— Brien Blakely (@bblakelyFox46) March 10, 2019
2 American Airlines planes back into each pulling out of gates at #Charlotte Douglas International #Airport today WATCH full story tonight @FOX46News at 10 ?? pic.twitter.com/UNr9NRepiT
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC to Augusta-Bush Field, GA as the crow flies is 224 km (140 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC to Augusta-Bush Field, GA as the crow flies is 224 km (140 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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