# Incident 19980716027799I: Airbus A300*, Miami, FL, July 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1998, 15:24 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N3075A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3075A-2011-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300*
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
- People aboard: 260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716027799I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT GATE E-31 ON A FLIGHT FROM PUERTO RICO. DURING THE MARSHALLING TO SPOT, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT HAD POD ENG #1 STRUCT THE JET WAY , DENTING THE INTAKE LEADING EDGE AT THE 12 OCLOCK POSITION AND INJESTED THE GROUND AIR CONDITIONING HOSE DAMAGING THE ENGINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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