37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 23, 1987 · 10:45 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N509
Reported as
Fokker F28MK4000
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
During a taxi turn from the gate the left horizontal stabilizer struck a parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A TAXI TURN FROM THE GATE THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.