42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 25, 1982 · 14:20 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro Wayne Co
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N878
Reported as
Doug DC951
People aboard
77
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.
Wing tip hit jetway while parking at gate. Wing walker signaled too late. Jetway was parked wrong.
As the FAA filed it
WING TIP HIT JETWAY WHILE PARKING AT GATE. WING WALKER SIGNALED TOO LATE. JETWAY WAS PARKED WRONG.