42.9469° N, 87.8971° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 26, 1985 · 07:56 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N229EA
Reported as
Airbus A300B4203
People aboard
130
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,868 total151 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.
Wingtip struck jetway during taxi from the gate. Flagmans emergency stop signal too late.
As the FAA filed it
WINGTIP STRUCK JETWAY DURING TAXI FROM THE GATE. FLAGMANS EMERGENCY STOP SIGNAL TOO LATE.