19800317033889I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-231 · Pittsburgh, PA · March 17, 1980

Date
March 17, 1980 · 11:04 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54334
Reported as
Boeing 727231
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During taxi out for takeoff, pilot made immediate left turn and struck the tail of parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF, PILOT MADE IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN AND STRUCK THE TAIL OF PARKED AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N54334 · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.