Embraer EMB-135LR N703MR

Summary

On 24 July 2006 at about 17:00 local time, a Embraer EMB-135LR registered N703MR was involved in an accident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 July 2006 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Newark Liberty International (EWR)

Coordinates

40.6925, -74.1686

Aircraft

Embraer EMB-135LR

Registration

N703MR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newark → Boston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06LA191

Nobody was injured.

The captain's failure to follow company procedures, which resulted in pushback with the parking brake set. A factor was the larger than preferred tug.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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During pushback, the airplane skidded approximately 14 inches, and sustained damage to the forward pressure bulkhead, forward longerons, and nose landing gear. Both flightcrew reported that the parking brake was released prior to pushback; however, review of the cockpit voice recorder did not reveal any reference to the parking brake being released. In addition, the captain and guideperson used non-standard phraseology when discussing the pushback. A larger and more powerful tug was used for pushback, rather than the preferred tugs for regional jet aircraft. The make and model tug used for the pushback was approved, with caution, at stations where a preferred tug was not available, such as the accident station on the day of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.