Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Charlotte-Douglas Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
Saturday, June 28, 2008 18:15 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A CRJ 200 had completed the pushback process and was waiting for taxi clearance. A CRJ 700 was being pushed back from another gate, with a wing walker stationed at the left wing. The wing walker was aware of the CRJ 200, and when the pushback commenced, he believed that the tugdriver was only going to pushback the airplane about 10 feet. As the tugdriver continued to push the airplane past 10 feet, the wing walker signaled the tugdriver to stop. Witnesses observed the wing walker signaling the tugdriver to stop as the tugdriver continued to push the airplane. The tail section of the CRJ 700 struck the tail section of the CRJ 200, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennages of both airplanes. Due to lightning in the vicinity of airport, ground crewmembers were not using headsets.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The tugdriver and wing walker's lack of communication and the tugdriver's failure to properly monitor the wing walker. Contributing to the accident was the lightning in the vicinity of the airport, which resulted in the ground crewmembers not wearing headsets.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/28/2008 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1815 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Charlotte |
| Event State | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 28208 |
| Event Date Year | 2008 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 351250N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0805635W |
| Event Location Airport | Charlotte-Douglas |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | CLT |
| 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 | 748 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1852 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CLT |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 748 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 1000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 25 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 20 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 168 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.99 |
| 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 | 112 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 25152 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 2 2008 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 4 2009 11:13AM |
| User who most recently changed record | grol |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Charlotte, NC |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N725PS | N228PS |
| NTSB Number | NYC08LA234A | NYC08LA234B |
| 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 | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Bombardier, Inc. | Bombardier, Inc. |
| Aircraft Model | CL-600-2C10 | CL-600-2B19 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 10186 | 7897 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 44998 | 53250 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 3 | 3 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | 2 | 1 |
| Passenger Seats | 70 | 50 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 75 | 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 26 2008 12:00AM | Jun 26 2008 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 9011 | 10544 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee | Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City |
| Aircraft Owner State | UT | UT |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 84111 | 84111 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | PSA Airlines Inc. | PSA AIRLINES INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- | -- |
| Operator City | Vandalia | Vandalia |
| Operator State | OH | OH |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 45377 | 45377 |
| Operator Code | VNAA | VNAA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| 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 Only | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | CLT | CLT |
| Departure City | Charlotte | Charlotte |
| Departure State | NC | NC |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | IAD | FAY |
| Destination City | Dulles | Fayetteville |
| Destination State | VA | NC |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Taxi - pushback/tow | Standing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 4 2009 3:53PM | Mar 4 2009 3:53PM |
| User who most recently changed record | grer | grer |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |