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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CEN10LA142 Aircraft Registration Number: N515FX

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 02/24/2010 Most Critical Injury: None

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident Investigated By: NTSB

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone
Wheeling IL 60090 1020 CST

Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Distance From Landing Facility: 1

Aircraft Information Summary

Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Type of Aircraft

BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10 Airplane

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:
On February 24, 2010, about 1020 central standard time, a Bombardier Inc. BD-100-1A10, N515FX,
piloted by two airline transport pilots, sustained substantial damage when a deicing vehicle
impacted the airplane during deicing operations prior to an intended departure from the Chicago
Executive Airport, near Wheeling, Illinois. Both pilots and both deicing ground crewmembers were
uninjured. The fractional ownership flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 91, Subpart K. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the
time of the accident and an instrument flight rules flight plan was on file. The positioning
flight was destined for the Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, Illinois.

An airport maintenance person stated he saw a Signature de-ice truck hit the horizontal stab on the
right hand side (as sitting in plane). The Signature de-ice truck boom hit the tail, not the
operator cab (where the de-ice operator stands). He said he saw the nose of the plane move
forward, then down, and "I figured that the plane was hit." The pilot then came out of the
aircraft to inspect it with Signature personnel.

According to the pilot’s accident report, the deicing operation took place following their taxi to
a run up pad near runway 34 and taxiway kilo.

The fixed base operator’s [FBO] deicing/anti-icing training guidebook, under Equipment Operation,
states that the deicing vehicle driver should “always know where the boom and bucket are located.”
There were supervisors at the airport during the deicing operation. There was no supervisor
overseeing the deicing operation. The FBO’s training guidebook did not require that a supervisor
oversee deicing operations.
Updated on Oct 21 2010 10:36AM

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NTSB ID: CEN10LA142

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 02/24/2010

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Landing Facility/Approach Information

Airport Name Airport ID: Airport Elevation Runway Used Runway Length Runway Width
Chicago Executive Airport PWK 647 Ft. MSL N/A

Runway Surface Type:

Runway Surface Condition:

Approach/Arrival Flown: NONE

VFR Approach/Landing: None

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Serial Number
BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10 20032

Airworthiness Certificate(s): Normal

Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle

Amateur Built Acft? No
Engine Type:
Turbo Fan
- Aircraft Inspection Information
Type of Last Inspection
Number of Seats: 10 Certified Max Gross Wt. 38850 LBS Number of Engines: 2
Engine Manufacturer: Model/Series: Rated Power:
HONEYWELL AS907-1-1A 6944 LBS
Date of Last Inspection Time Since Last Inspection Airframe Total Time

Continuous Airworthiness 09/2009 Hours 5480 Hours

- Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Information

ELT Installed?/Type Yes / C126 ELT Operated? No ELT Aided in Locating Accident Site? No

Owner/Operator Information
Registered Aircraft Owner Street Address

LMM LLC City State Zip Code

Baltimore MD 21202
Street Address
Operator of Aircraft
City State Zip Code
Bombardier Flexjet
Richardson TX 75080
Operator Does Business As: Operator Designator Code:
- Type of U.S. Certificate(s) Held: None
Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s): Fractional Ownership

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 91 Subpart K: Fractional

Type of Flight Operation Conducted: Non-scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CEN10LA142

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 02/24/2010

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

First Pilot Information

Name City State Date of Birth Age

On File On File On File On File 58

Sex: M Seat Occupied: Left Occupational Pilot? Yes Certificate Number: On File

Certificate(s): Airline Transport; Commercial

Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land

Rotorcraft/Glider/LTA: None

Instrument Rating(s): Airplane

Instructor Rating(s): None

Current Biennial Flight Review? 10/2009

Medical Cert.: Class 1 Medical Cert. Status: With Waivers/Limitations Date of Last Medical Exam: 01/2010

This Make Airplane Airplane Instrument Lighter

All A/C
- Flight Time Matrix and Model Single Engine Mult-Engine
Night
Actual Simulated
Rotorcraft Glider
Than Air

Total Time 8968 2679 2000

Pilot In Command(PIC) 7700 1922
Instructor

Instruction Received

Last 90 Days 117 117

Last 30 Days 0 0
Last 24 Hours 0 0
Seatbelt Used? Unknown Shoulder Harness Used? Unknown Toxicology Performed? No Second Pilot? Yes

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point State Airport Identifier Departure Time Time Zone

Same as Accident/Incident Location PWK CST

Destination State Airport Identifier

Chicago IL MDW

Type of Clearance: IFR

Type of Airspace:

Weather Information
Source of Wx Information:

Unknown

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CEN10LA142

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 02/24/2010

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Weather Information
WOF ID Observation Time Time Zone WOF Elevation WOF Distance From Accident Site Direction From Accident Site

PWK 0944 CST 647 Ft. MSL 0 NM 0 Deg. Mag.

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Ft. AGL Condition of Light: Day

Lowest Ceiling: Overcast 1600 Ft. AGL Visibility: 2 SM Altimeter: 29.94 "Hg

Temperature: -3 ° C Dew Point: -7 ° C Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Wind Direction: 320 Wind Speed: 11 Wind Gusts:

Visibility (RVR): Ft. Visibility (RVV) SM

Precip and/or Obscuration:

Light - Snow

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Aircraft Fire: None Aircraft Explosion None

- Injury Summary Matrix Fatal Serious Minor None TOTAL

First Pilot 1 1
Second Pilot 1 1
Student Pilot

Flight Instructor

Check Pilot

Flight Engineer

Cabin Attendants

Other Crew

Passengers

- TOTAL ABOARD - 2 2
Other Ground

- GRAND TOTAL - 2 2

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NTSB ID: CEN10LA142

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 02/24/2010

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Administrative Information
Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)
Edward F. Malinowski

Additional Persons Participating in This Accident/Incident Investigation:

Alan Pattenaude
Federal Aviation Administration
West Chicago, IL

Patrick Moylan
Signature Flight Support
Orlando, FL

Beverly Harvey
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Gatineau, QC, Canada,

Jimmy Avgoustis
Bombardier Aerospace
Dorval, QC, Canada,

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