Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Manchester Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Manchester, New Hampshire 03101
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:25 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The two airplanes were cleared to taxi to runway 35 by air traffic control. The Canadair was cleared via taxiway "A" and "P." The Airbus was cleared via taxiway "A". Taxiway "A" extended parallel to runway 35/17, and taxiway "P" intersected taxiway "A," at a 45 degree angle, at the approach end of runway 35. The captain of the Airbus stated he observed the Canadair holding short of runway 35, on taxiway "P." He felt there was adequate clearance to safely taxi past the airplane, and in addition, he positioned the Airbus 2 to 3 feet to the right of the taxiway "A" centerline. The captain further stated that he thought the airplanes were clear of each other when the Airbus's left wing struck the Canadair's rudder. The Canadair flight crew reported that they were parked on taxiway "P," with the parking brake set, when they felt a "jolt." The trailing edge of the Canadair's rudder was struck near it's mid-point, and was penetrated forward about 90 percent of it's width. The Airbus sustained damage to it's left winglet and the strobe/navigation light assembly. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that he measured the length of the Canadair back from the taxiway "P" hold-short line, and then measured perpendicular to the taxiway "A" centerline, half of the wing span of the Airbus. He noted that the Airbus would have required about an additional 8 feet, to clear the Canadair.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The Airbus captain's misjudged clearance, which resulted the left wing of the Airbus contacting the rudder of the stationary Canadair.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 6/30/2004 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 625 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Manchester |
| Event State | NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 03101 |
| Event Date Year | 2004 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 425557N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0712608W |
| Event Location Airport | Manchester |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | MHT |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 266 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 653 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MHT |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 266 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 14 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 12 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.07 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 141 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 17807 |
| NTSB Notification Source | New England Comm Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 30 2004 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 800 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 8 2005 12:51PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Portland |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N348NB | N668BR |
| NTSB Number | NYC04IA152A | NYC04IA152B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 121: Air Carrier | Part 121: Air Carrier |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes | No |
| Damage | Minor | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Airbus Industrie | Canadair |
| Aircraft Model | A319-114 | CL-600-2B19 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 1810 | 7544 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 142000 | 53000 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 130 | 54 |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | Jun 30 2004 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 35591 | 6783 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Wachovia Bank NA Trustee |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 7500 Airline Drive | 401 S. Tryan Street |
| Aircraft Owner City | Minnesota | Mecklemburg |
| Aircraft Owner State | MN | NC |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 55450 | 28288 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | -- | Atlantic Coast Airlines Inc. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- | 45200 Business Court |
| Operator City | -- | Dulles |
| Operator State | -- | VA |
| Operator Country | -- | USA |
| Operator Zip code | -- | 20164 |
| Operator Code | NWAA | VTZA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | -- | -- |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger/Cargo | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | MHT | MHT |
| Departure City | Manchester | Manchester |
| Departure State | NH | NH |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | DTW | IAD |
| Destination City | Detroit | Dulles |
| Destination State | MI | VA |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Taxi | Standing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 1 2005 12:28PM | Apr 1 2005 12:28PM |
| User who most recently changed record | PEAR | PEAR |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA | NA |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |