# Incident 19970908030279I: Doug DC9, Minneapolis, MN, September 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1997, 21:55 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603NW-2008-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970908030279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1997, CDT, A DC-9 OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES MADE CONTACT WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT DURING POWERBACK OPERATIONS. BOTH THE GROUND MARSHALLER AND THE WING WALKER WERE AWARE OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT THAT WAS IN A PARKED POSITION ON THE RAMP BEHIND THE POWER-BACK GATE, HOWEVER, THEY FELT THEY COULD MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE PARKED AIRCRAFT DURING THE POWERBACK. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOT AWARE OF PENDING RAMP TRAFFIC. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL EMPENNAGE DAMAGE. AFTER A REVIEW, THE NTSB DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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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