# Accident 19970401045879A: Fokker F27MK500, Atlantic City, NJ, April 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1997, 22:20 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OIZA
- Location: 39.4576° N, 74.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC CITY INTL (ACY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4576&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27MK500
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327R
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,172 total, 156 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970401045879A

## Narrative

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

(.4)WHILE TAXIING, THE PILOT OBSERVED A VAN TRAVELLING IN REVERSE MOTION, MOVING FROM THE PILOT'S LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PILOT SIGNALED THE VAN WITH THE LANDING LIGHTS TO ATTRACT THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION, BUT THE VAN PASSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRPLANE, AND THE VAN CONTINUED AND STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER HAD EXITED THE RUNNING VAN TO WORK ON ANOTHER AIRPLANE, WITHOUT SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE.  THE VAN'S TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE INDICATOR FOR THE GEAR SELECTION WAS MISSING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA057), Apr 2, 1997: Fokker F-27 (N280MA), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the driver of the van to set the parking brake before exiting the van.

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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