33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 1, 1996 · 13:45 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
A6XA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
EICKL
Reported as
Boeing 737200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
124
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total3,200 in this make and model250 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.
Narrative: aircraft was taxiing into gate with the pilot observing the marshaler direct him. The marshaler did not observe the wing man direct a stop. The left wing came in contact with the jetway which was not at the correct location. The outer skin of the left #3 leading edge slat received minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING INTO GATE WITH THE PILOT OBSERVING THE MARSHALER DIRECT HIM. THE MARSHALER DID NOT OBSERVE THE WING MAN DIRECT A STOP. THE LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY WHICH WAS NOT AT THE CORRECT LOCATION. THE OUTER SKIN OF THE LEFT #3 LEADING EDGE SLAT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.