ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146658
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| Date: | 06-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER |
| Operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N420AW |
| C/n / msn: | 7640 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) |
| Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) |
The CRJ-200ER sank about 4 inches in softened pavement at the gate at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA).
Temperatures were reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The airplane could not be towed by the regular push back truck. The passengers had to disembark and a bigger push back truck finally moved the airplane.
There was no damage and no injuries.
Sources:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/plane-gets-stuck-at-reagan-national/2012/07/08/gJQAZgG9UW_story.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2012 13:50 | hault86 | Added |
| 08-Jul-2012 13:56 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2012 13:56 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Jul-2012 13:57 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [Embed code] |
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