28.4294° N, 81.3090° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO INTL (MCO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 11, 1990 · 16:00 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N462AU
Reported as
Blanca 14193A
People aboard
49
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.
Mechanic taxiing aircraft into the gate was marshalled by untrained mechanic. Wing tip hit a parked truck at gate.
As the FAA filed it
MECHANIC TAXIING AIRCRAFT INTO THE GATE WAS MARSHALLED BY UNTRAINED MECHANIC. WING TIP HIT A PARKED TRUCK AT GATE.