19870310008029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 727227 · Burlington, VT · March 10, 1987

Date
March 10, 1987 · 12:10 local
Place
Burlington, VT
Airport
Burlington International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N780AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA108
Reported as
Boeing 727227
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D17A
People aboard
104
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,150 total5,250 in this make and model

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.

Jets left wing struck a improperly parked jetway on power out. Pilot and ground crew failed to assure clearance.

As the FAA filed it

JETS LEFT WING STRUCK A IMPROPERLY PARKED JETWAY ON POWER OUT. PILOT AND GROUND CREW FAILED TO ASSURE CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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