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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · AMD FALCON20 · Joplin, MO · June 1, 1997

Date
June 1, 1997 · 16:38 local
Place
Joplin, MO
Airport
Joplin Municipal
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PRIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N865VP
Reported as
AMD FALCON20
Reported engine
GE CF700*
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: on June 1, 1997, an unmanned DA-20 on the jln ramp, became unchocked by an unknown person or persons, and rolled toward N427AM, a BA-31, owned and operated by trans states airlines dba trans world express as it was preparing for departure. At the time the DA-20 was about 30 to 40 yards behind the BA-31 and approaching, the BA-31 called for a clearance. At that time the controller told the BA-31 pilot that if possible, with one engine running, move the aircraft forward. The DA-20 was parked about 200 yards from where it was originally parked by the time the crew memebers jumped on board to take control. As the DA-20 passed to the right of the BA-31 it grazed the right aileron. The BA-31 had moved forward 40 to 50 yards to avoid a worse collision.

As the FAA filed it

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