# Incident 19960411013851I: Boeing 727227, Chicago, IL, April 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1996, 23:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N773AT-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411013851I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 11, 1996, AT ABOUT 11:00 P.M. AT CHICAGO'S MIDWAY AIRPORT, AN AMERICAN TRANS AIR, B-727, N773AT WAS PUSH BACK FROM GATE C-5 FOR A MAINTENANCE TAXI TO THE HANGAR. DURING THE PUSH BACK, AIRCRAFT N773AT WAS PUSHED TOO FAR BACK PAST THE CENTER OF THE RAMP TAXIWAY AND STRUCK KIWI INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES B-727, N356PA WHICH WAS PARKED AT GATE B-7. AIRCRAFT N773AT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT STABILIZER TIP AND AIRCRAFT N356PA SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL CONE AND STINGER HF ANTENNA. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. AMERICAN TRANS AIR CONDUCTED AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AND DISCIPLINED THE PUSH BACK TUG OPERATOR WHO WAS NOT AUTHORIZED OR QUALIFIED FOR THE PUSH BACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other aircraft in the event

- N356PA, Boeing 727225: [Incident 19960411013852I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411013852I)

## Other reports on N773AT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19961002042109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002042109I), Oct 2, 1996: Boeing 727227 (N773AT), Indianapolis, IN. Smoke in cockpit boiler VORTAC. Diverted ind. Right heater exchange panel delaminated. Ducts seals broken.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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