Bombardier CL600 2C10 N515AE

Summary

On 18 December 2009 at about 16:15 local time, a Bombardier CL600 2C10 registered N515AE, operated by American Eagle, was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 December 2009 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport (DFW)

Coordinates

32.8969, -97.0381

Aircraft

Bombardier CL600 2C10

Registration

N515AE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

American Eagle

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA10CA018

1 person had minor injuries.

The fueler's falling asleep in the fueling truck with the truck in neutral and without the parking brake set, which allowed the truck to roll until it impacted the airplane.

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

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The fuel truck driver indicated that he had been waiting 10-15 minutes for the flight to arrive and that the truck was in neutral with no emergency brake set. He stated that he had his foot on the brake but that he closed his eyes briefly and fell asleep and was unaware of what happened until the fuel truck collided with a parked airplane that had just arrived at the gate. One of the two flight attendants received a minor injury; there were no injuries to the other crew members or the passengers. The airplane received substantial damage to the aft portion of the fuselage where the fuel truck impacted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.