# Incident 19970507014639I: Beech E90, Chicago, IL, May 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1997, 09:36 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XAAA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507014639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PARKED AT MEIGS FIELD, CHICAGO, IL. DURING GROUND TAXI ATTEMPTED TO DIRECT N383AA, BE-90 INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS RESULTED IN CLIPPING THE WINGTIP OF N769MB, BE-200, ALREADY PARKED. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIPS. BOTH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED. PILOT COUNSELED BY INSPECTOR CONCERNING RESPONSIBILITY OF PILOT IN COMMAND WHEN TAXIING AIRCRAFT. ALTHOUGH GROUND CREW WAS INVOLVED, ULTIMATELY IT IS PILOT RESPONSIBILITY.

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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