Accident Details
On September 12, 2014, at approximately 2026 central daylight time, an ExpressJet ERJ145XR, operating as United Express flight 4528 (registration N16147), was struck by a United Airlines baggage tractor while taxiing to the gate at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD), Chicago, Illinois. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger service under 14 CFR Part 121, originating from Joe Foss Field (KSFD) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Sequence of Events
According to the operator, the flight had just landed and was taxiing on taxiway A from the east. After switching to United Ground Control, the flight was instructed to taxi from taxiway A to the alley and transition to the "B" side "J"-line, proceeding to gate E2. As the airplane entered the United Airlines control area, a baggage tractor drove into its path on the roadway between gates C-29 and B-16. The airplane was unable to stop, and its right wing struck the moving baggage tractor, knocking it onto its right side.
Damage
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and right leading edge. The tractor driver received minor injuries. There were no injuries to the 37 passengers and crew members onboard.