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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC982 · Chicago, IL · September 23, 1991

Date
September 23, 1991 · 13:44 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N442AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA301
Reported as
Doug DC982
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217A
People aboard
80
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total427 in this make and model200 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.

Wing tip struck a semi trailer that was stopped on ramp. Pilot believed could clear. Truck driver in wrong area.

As the FAA filed it

WING TIP STRUCK A SEMI TRAILER THAT WAS STOPPED ON RAMP. PILOT BELIEVED COULD CLEAR. TRUCK DRIVER IN WRONG AREA.

NTSB investigation

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