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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 72731 · Colorado Spring, CO · May 23, 1983

Date
May 23, 1983 · 15:45 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N840TW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83IA119
Reported as
Boeing 72731
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck jetway with left wing tip. Pilot thought he had clearance. Flagman forgot the stop signal.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK JETWAY WITH LEFT WING TIP. PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD CLEARANCE. FLAGMAN FORGOT THE STOP SIGNAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.