Airbus A319-114 N348NB
30 June 2004 · Manchester, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2004 at about 10:25 local time, a Airbus A319-114 registered N348NB was involved in an incident near Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. 141 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 10:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manchester (MHT)
- Coordinates
- 42.9325, -71.4356
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319-114
- Registration
- N348NB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manchester → Detroit
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC04IA152
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
Probable cause
The Airbus captain's misjudged clearance, which resulted the left wing of the Airbus contacting the rudder of the stationary Canadair.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-114 | N348NB | - | Minor |
| Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | N668BR | Atlantic Coast Airlines Inc. | Minor |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2004 | Airbus A319 | Flat Rock, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Airbus A319-111 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2003 | Airbus A319-111 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2005 | Airbus A319-111 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2002 | Airbus A319-131 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2006 | Airbus A319-112 | New York, New York, United States | Air Canada | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2004 | Cessna 182H | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2004 | Lake LA-4-200 | Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States | Stephen Young | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-12 | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2004 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2004 | Piper PA-20 | West Ossipee, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2004 | Cessna 172 | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |