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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Madison, WI · November 8, 1981

Date: November 8, 1981 · 17:13 local
Place: Madison, WI
Airport: Truax Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: REPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N953N
Reported as: Doug DC931
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,863 total8,363 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N953NRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2013 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47083 · Built 1967 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

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

Pilot taxied aircraft in a manner that allowed the left wing tip to strike the terminal building.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWED THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

Other reports on N953N · 3

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

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