Bombardier BD-100-1A10 N515FX

Summary

On 24 February 2010 at about 16:20 local time, a Bombardier BD-100-1A10 registered N515FX, operated by Bombardier Flexjet, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 2 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 February 2010 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wheeling, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)

Coordinates

42.1142, -87.9014

Aircraft

Bombardier BD-100-1A10

Registration

N515FX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Bombardier Flexjet

Operating rule

Part 91 Subpart K: Fractional

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wheeling → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA142

Nobody was injured.

The deicing vehicle operator's not adhering to company procedures and not maintaining clearance between the vehicle's boom and the airplane's empennage during the airplane's deicing operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, their executive jet airplane was undergoing deicing operations following their taxi to a run up pad near runway 34 and taxiway kilo, in preparation for departure. As the deicing truck was conducting the procedure, the vehicle's boom struck the airplane's empennage causing substantial damage. The fixed base operator’s [FBO] deicing/anti-icing training guidebook states that the driver should “always know where the boom and bucket are located.” There were supervisors on duty at the airport during the deicing operation; however, no supervisor was specifically overseeing the deicing operation. The FBO’s training guidebook did not require that a supervisor oversee deicing operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.