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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD-11 · Norfolk, VA · November 7, 1998

Date
November 7, 1998 · 22:30 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
Norfolk International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WRLA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N277WA
Reported as
Doug MD11
People aboard
141
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total684 in this make and model

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.

(-5)After landing, aircraft taxied onto uncontrolled ramp for parking. Marshallers planned wide 180 degree turn for aircraft. Aircraft made tight turn requiring use of power. Light aircraft parked on general aviation ramp received damage from jet blast.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT TAXIED ONTO UNCONTROLLED RAMP FOR PARKING. MARSHALLERS PLANNED WIDE 180 DEGREE TURN FOR AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT MADE TIGHT TURN REQUIRING USE OF POWER. LIGHT AIRCRAFT PARKED ON GENERAL AVIATION RAMP RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM JET BLAST.

Other reports on N277WA · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.