Plane Crash Reports 2003

2003 Plane Crash Report Result

Title: 340B, N277MJ, OPERATED BY COLGAN AIRWAYS INC., AS FLIGHT 5056, WA

Report Date: 06/18

Plane Crash Problem: On May 21, 2003, at 2210 eastern daylight time, a Saab 340B, N277MJ, operated by Colgan Airways Inc., as flight 5056, was substantially damaged when it was struck by another airplane, while taxiing at La Guardia Airport (LGA), Flushing, New York. The other airplane, a Dassault DA-50, N664B, sustained minor damage. Onboard the Saab, the flight attendant received minor injuries, while the two pilots and six passengers were not injured. Onboard the Dassault, the two pilots and seven passengers were also not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The Saab was operating as a scheduled passenger flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 121. The Dassault was operating as business flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot-in-command (PIC) of the Dassault, his airplane was parked at the "five towers" area, located on the west side of the airport. At 2205, the PIC received taxi instructions from the ground controller, which the PIC understood as, "make two left turns and taxi to runway 13 for takeoff, via taxiways F and BB." While taxiing north on taxiway BB, the Dassault collided with the Saab at the intersections of BB and E. According to the captain of the Saab, the airplane was pushed off from the gate to spot 22, where the first officer then called for taxi clearance. The taxi instructions were to proceed "A short of K," for an inbound Boeing 737. The flight was then cleared from "A to E, short of runway 4". The flight received further instructions to cross runway 04, and turn right at "CC" to taxi to runway 13. After crossing runway 04, the captain noted a Dassault airplane taxiing on "BB," but heard his "hold short" instructions, and called for the taxi checklist. As the Saab flightcrew was in the process of completing the taxi checklist, the Dassault struck their airplane from the left.

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