Accident · 2007-12-16

NTSB case CHI08LA051 · Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2007-12-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N918SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Skywest Airlines Inc

Probable cause

The tug driver's failure to yield the right-of-way to the airplane prior to crossing the active taxiway as required by airport procedures, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance with the airplane. A contributing factor was the presence of the tug on the taxiway at the time the airplane passed the service road intersection. Additional factors were the wet pavement and the night lighting conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI08LA051

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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