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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-223 · Talladega, AL · April 28, 1996

Date: April 28, 1996 · 07:30 local
Place: Talladega, AL
Airport: Talladega Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C1HA
Aircraft: N705CA
Reported as: Boeing 727223
People aboard: 146
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,500 total2,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N705CARegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Boeing 727-223S/N 19479 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBoeing 727-223 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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: as told by roy adams, airport manager: on April 28, 1996 at approximately 7:30 am a Boeing 727-200 (N705CA) operated by champion air, out of salt lake city, ut was mistakenly positioned on the ramp at Talladega airport (asn). Mr. Roy adams admitted that there was a communication problem between his people and the pilots of the aircraft. The aircraft which was leased by us motor sport of statesville, NC was incorrectly positioned too close to the terminal, when the crew applied power to move the aircraft there were several windows in the terminal that were broken by the jet blast. The crew of the aircraft were asked to exercise good judgment as FAR as moving the aircraft with as little power as needed to get the aircraft moved under its own power. They claimed they did and that they didn't want to be parked so close to the airport terminal in the beginning.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AS TOLD BY ROY ADAMS, AIRPORT MANAGER: ON APRIL 28, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM A BOEING 727-200 (N705CA) OPERATED BY CHAMPION AIR, OUT OF SALT LAKE CITY, UT WAS MISTAKENLY POSITIONED ON THE RAMP AT TALLADEGA AIRPORT (ASN). MR. ROY ADAMS ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM BETWEEN HIS PEOPLE AND THE PILOTS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS LEASED BY US MOTOR SPORT OF STATESVILLE, NC WAS INCORRECTLY POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO THE TERMINAL, WHEN THE CREW APPLIED POWER TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT THERE WERE SEVERAL WINDOWS IN THE TERMINAL THAT WERE BROKEN BY THE JET BLAST. THE CREW OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE ASKED TO EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT AS FAR AS MOVING THE AIRCRAFT WITH AS LITTLE POWER AS NEEDED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THEY CLAIMED THEY DID AND THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE PARKED SO CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL IN THE BEGINNING.