National Transportation Safety Board Printed on : 11/18/2010 7:22:31 PM

Washington, DC 20594

Brief of Accident

Adopted 03/28/2006

SEA05LA184B
File No. 19431 08/29/2005 Portland, OR Aircraft Reg No. N363PH Time (Local): 14:09 PDT

Make/Model: Bombardier, Inc. / DHC-8-202 Fatal Serious Minor/None

Engine Make/Model: Pratt & Whitney / PW-1230 Crew 0 0 3
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Pass 0 0 20
Number of Engines: 2
Operating Certificate(s): Flag Carrier/Domestic
Name of Carrier: Horizon Air
Type of Flight Operation: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only
Reg. Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier

Last Depart. Point: Medford, OR Condition of Light: Day

Destination: Same as Accident/Incident Location Weather Info Src: Weather Observation Facility
Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Basic Weather: Visual Conditions
Airport Name: Portland International Lowest Ceiling: 6500 Ft. AGL, Broken
Runway Identification: NA Visibility: 10.00 SM
Runway Length/Width (Ft): Unk/Nr Wind Dir/Speed: 030 / 007 Kts
Runway Surface: Temperature (°C): 19
Runway Surface Condition: Precip/Obscuration: Thunderstorms - Unknown Precipitation

Pilot-in-Command Age: 30 Flight Time (Hours)

Certificate(s)/Rating(s) Total All Aircraft: 6000

Airline Transport; Flight Instructor; Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land Last 90 Days: 156
Total Make/Model: 600
Instrument Ratings Total Instrument Time: UnK/Nr
Airplane

The Airbus was taxiing east via Taxiway B to runway 28L for departure. The Bombardier had landed, taxied to the gate area, and was
stopped on the ramp located north of Taxiway B waiting to be marshaled to its parking spot. The Bombardier was sitting on a northerly
heading, oriented perpendicular to Taxiway B with its tail towards the taxiway. The captain and augmenting captain of the Airbus
visually checked for clearance between their left wingtip and the tail of the Bombardier and decided that there was adequate clearance.
However, as the Airbus passed behind the Bombardier, the left wingtip of the Airbus struck the tail of the Bombardier. The left winglet
of the Airbus was scraped, bent and cracked. The vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, both elevators, and the rudder of the
Bombardier sustained structural damage.
 Brief of Accident (Continued)

SEA05LA184B
File No. 19431 08/29/2005 Portland, OR Aircraft Reg No. N363PH Time (Local): 14:09 PDT

Occurrence #1: COLLISION BETWEEN AIRCRAFT (OTHER THAN MIDAIR)

Phase of Operation: STANDING - ENGINE(S) OPERATING

Findings
1. (C) CLEARANCE - NOT MAINTAINED - FLIGHTCREW OF OTHER AIRCRAFT

Findings Legend: (C) = Cause, (F) = Factor

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The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows.
The failure of the flightcrew of the other airplane to maintain clearance while taxiing.