38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 1989 · 18:47 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Washington National
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N814NY
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total171 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.
Struck the wing tip of eal aircraft while trying to pass the aircraft in warm up area. Returned to gate.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK THE WING TIP OF EAL AIRCRAFT WHILE TRYING TO PASS THE AIRCRAFT IN WARM UP AREA. RETURNED TO GATE.