Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N454SW

Summary

On 2 November 2010 at about 23:00 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N454SW, operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. 41 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

2 November 2010 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pttsburgh International Airpor (PIT)

Coordinates

40.4881, -80.2264

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600-2B19

Registration

N454SW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

SkyWest Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittsburgh → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA11CA046

Nobody was injured.

The ground crew’s failure to detach the air-starter hose from the airplane before moving the cart away resulting in structural damage to a skin panel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the operator, the airplane was parked at the gate preparing to be pushed back when the damage occurred. A ground crew worker had connected an air-starter cart to the airplane, and then determined that the air cart was not functioning properly. The worker attempted to pull the cart away from the airplane without disconnecting the hose, resulting in substantial damage to the skin panels on the left, lower side of the airplane's fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.