Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Washington Reagan Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Washington, District Of Columbia 20591
Sunday, February 17, 2008 10:19 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On February 17, 2008, at 1019 EST, an Embraer E170, N828MD, operated by Republic Airlines as flight 3416 destined to Rochester, NY, collided during taxi in the runup area of taxiway J at the north end of runway 19, with an Airbus 319, N752US, operated by US Airways as flight 2166 destined to New York LaGuardia airport. The right aileron of the Airbus was substantially damaged, the left winglet of the Embraer had minor damage. There were no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The pilot of the E170 reported that he was positioned to the right of the Airbus, and observed a B737 approaching the runup area from taxiway J to his right. ATC cleared the Republic flight for departure, which required them to taxi past the Airbus. The captain stated that he checked the proximity of the Airbus, and it looked like he could clear it and then felt the impact. The captain notified ATC of the collision. Airport fire crews responded, but there was no fuel leak or fire. The crew of the Airbus reported that they were stationary with the parking brake applied while awaiting ATC clearance.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Inadequate ground separation maintained by the pilot of the Embraer E170.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/17/2008 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1019 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Washington |
| Event State | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 20591 |
| Event Date Year | 2008 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 385130n |
| Event Location Longitude | 0770230w |
| Event Location Airport | Washington Reagan |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | KDCA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.5 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 13 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 952 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KDCA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 14 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 6500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| 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) | 4 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -1 |
| 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) | 30.25 |
| 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 | 132 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 24 2009 4:35PM |
| User who most recently changed record | broda |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N828MD | N752US |
| NTSB Number | DCA08CA041A | DCA08CA041B |
| 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 | Minor | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | EMBRAER | AIRBUS |
| Aircraft Model | ERJ170 | A319 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 100LR | 111 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | UNK | 1319 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 82310 | 166447 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 3 | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | 2 | 3 |
| Passenger Seats | 76 | 124 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 81 | 130 |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 15 2008 12:00AM | Jan 19 2008 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 6471 | 16587 |
| 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 | Wells Fargo Bank |
| 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 | REPUBLIC AIRLINES INC | US AIRWAYS INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- | -- |
| Operator City | Indianapolis | Phoenix |
| Operator State | IN | AZ |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | -- | -- |
| Operator Code | R61A | USAA |
| 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 | R61A758X | USAA105A |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | KDCA | KDCA |
| Departure City | Washington | Washington |
| Departure State | DC | DC |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | 1019 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | KROC | KLGA |
| Destination City | Rochester | LaGuardia |
| Destination State | NY | NY |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 26 2009 9:25AM | May 26 2009 9:26AM |
| User who most recently changed record | schd | schd |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 19 | 19 |
| Runway Length | 6869 | 6869 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |