# Incident 19980420012009I: Aerosp ATR72, Miami, FL, April 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420012009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 20, 1998, AIRCRAFT N348AE WAS BEING MARSHALED ONTO A PARKING SPOT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS FOLLOWING THE LEAD SIGNAL MAN, WHEN THE LEAD SIGNAL MAN LOST SIGHT OF THE WING WALKER. THE LEAD SIGNAL MAN ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE WING WALKER, WHEN THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF AIRCRAFT N308AE. ACCORDING TO THE ATR REPRESENTATIVES, HERE IN MIAMI, ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPLACED AND THE OTHER WAS MEL'D. N308AE SUSTAINED FIBERGLASS STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR SURFACE, REQUIRING IT TO BE REMOVED FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT; EVERYTHING OPERATED AS REQUIRED. BOTH SIGNAL MEN RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND COUNSELING FOR THEIR FAILURE TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCEDURES.

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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