19961216044349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-33F · Seattle, WA · December 16, 1996

Date
December 16, 1996 · 20:10 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EIAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N933F
Reported as
Doug DC933F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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: while taxiing into parking, wing tip struck a loader belonging to eagle. Aircraft was on centerline, and not forward of max forward spot. No ground handlers were available. Damage was to upper surface of wing tip. Aircraft was repaired. Company is looking into taxi lines vs. hold back lines.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING INTO PARKING, WING TIP STRUCK A LOADER BELONGING TO EAGLE. AIRCRAFT WAS ON CENTERLINE, AND NOT FORWARD OF MAX FORWARD SPOT. NO GROUND HANDLERS WERE AVAILABLE. DAMAGE WAS TO UPPER SURFACE OF WING TIP. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED. COMPANY IS LOOKING INTO TAXI LINES VS. HOLD BACK LINES.

Other reports on N933F · 2

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