# Incident 19981107042649I: Doug MD11, Norfolk, VA, November 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1998, 22:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277WA-2015-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (registry code 3023602, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 684 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981107042649I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20050428007989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050428007989I), Apr 28, 2005: Doug MD11 (N277WA), Anchorage, AK. (-23) 04-28-2005--Flight 8278--MD-11 military charter: today at 0822 local time a world airways MD-11 passenger flight from seoul to seattle diverted into…
- [Incident 20010826021789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826021789I), Aug 26, 2001: Doug MD11 (N277WA), New York, NY, Minor damage. (-23) While maneuvering to park on hardstand #79 (iat ramp at jfk), the left winglet of aircraft N277WA made contact with the roof of a planemate parked along…

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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