# Incident 19970529018819I: Aerosp ATR42300, Chicago, IL, May 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135MQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529018819I

## Narrative

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

PLANE WAS STRUCK BY GROUND POWER UNIT, NOSE BULKHEAD DAMAGED. DRIVER TUG FAILED USE SAFETY PIN, TUG CAME LOOSE.

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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