NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DCA21LA226
Registry · N444ZW
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19
Year of manufacture
2003 · 18 years old at event
Engine
GE CF34 SERIES
Seats / Engines
55 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20030425
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A55BCD
Registrant of record
REGISTRATION PENDING
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The fuel truck driver backing up in the direction of the airplane without the use of marshallers.
Factual narrative
According to the flight crew, after pushback they received instructions from the ground controller to hold their position due to a 30-minute delay before takeoff. While they were holding, a fuel truck began backing up in their direction without the assistance of marshallers. The captain attempted to get the drivers attention by flashing the airplane’s landing lights. However, the fuel truck driver continued backing up and struck the airplane resulting in substantial damage to an area under the first officer’s window. The captain immediately shut down the right engine and made a public address announcement for the passengers to remain seated. Post-accident inspection revealed a hole in the forward fuselage of the airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Ground crew
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2021_DCA21LA226.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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