What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the aircraft was to be parked next to another ATR-42 in the gate area. According to the flight crew, the ground personnel were providing signals to guide them into the parking place. Both pilots were aware that the aircraft were extremely close. By the time the signal to stop was given and the pilots reacted, the aircraft had struck one another. N423TE was a part 121 flight with 32 passengers on board. N423TE struck N425TE which was parked, not running, with no one on board. Pilots acted contrary to procedures contained in g.o.m. enforcement action investigation closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO BE PARKED NEXT TO ANOTHER ATR-42 IN THE GATE AREA. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, THE GROUND PERSONNEL WERE PROVIDING SIGNALS TO GUIDE THEM INTO THE PARKING PLACE. BOTH PILOTS WERE AWARE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WERE EXTREMELY CLOSE. BY THE TIME THE SIGNAL TO STOP WAS GIVEN AND THE PILOTS REACTED, THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK ONE ANOTHER. N423TE WAS A PART 121 FLIGHT WITH 32 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. N423TE STRUCK N425TE WHICH WAS PARKED, NOT RUNNING, WITH NO ONE ON BOARD. PILOTS ACTED CONTRARY TO PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN G.O.M. ENFORCEMENT ACTION INVESTIGATION CLOSED.
Other reports on N423TE · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.