19960122002259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dorner DO328100 · Pittsburgh, PA · January 22, 1996

Date: January 22, 1996 · 14:40 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VNAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N437JS
Reported as: Dorner DO328100
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,600 total

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.

Narrative: the pilot-in-command wrote: the aircraft was located at gate E-11. After engine start, I had directed the first officer to contact ramp control for taxi instructions. I had previously noticed a saab 340 parked out of position at gate E-9. Due to the proximity of the aircraft, I requested marshaling assistance for taxi out. A marshaler was contacted and provided me with appropriate signals. Taxi was then begun under the direction of the marshaler. As the aircraft taxied under the direction of the marshaler, the left wing struck the saab 340. After contact, the engines were shut down and a non-emergency deplaning occurred. Company personnel were contacted. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WROTE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT GATE E-11. AFTER ENGINE START, I HAD DIRECTED THE FIRST OFFICER TO CONTACT RAMP CONTROL FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY NOTICED A SAAB 340 PARKED OUT OF POSITION AT GATE E-9. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIRCRAFT, I REQUESTED MARSHALING ASSISTANCE FOR TAXI OUT. A MARSHALER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED ME WITH APPROPRIATE SIGNALS. TAXI WAS THEN BEGUN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MARSHALER. AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MARSHALER, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE SAAB 340. AFTER CONTACT, THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AND A NON-EMERGENCY DEPLANING OCCURRED. COMPANY PERSONNEL WERE CONTACTED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.