# Incident 19990425020619I: Doug DC951, Honolulu, HI, April 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1999, 12:11 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N649HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N649HA-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425020619I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TAXIING INTO GATE STRUCK A BAGGAGE CONTAINER WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. A DRIVER OF A TUG WITH THREE LD3 CONTAINERS WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 3'TO 4' INSIDE THE LEFT SAFETY LINE OF THE GATE. THE WING TIP CONE/MARKER WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT POSITION. THE DRIVER OF THE TUG THOUGHT BECAUSE HE WAS TO THE RIGHT OF THE CONE/MARKER, HE WOULD BE CLEAR OF THE WING TIP. HE DID NOT STAY OUTSIDE OF THE SAFETY LINE. THERE IS NO RATIONAL REASON FOR THE DIRVER TO BE PARKED AT THAT POSITION. THE LEAD GUIDE PERSON (ESS) WHO WAS MARSHALLING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GATE FAILED TO SEE THE BAGGAGE CONTAINERS WITHIN THE SAFETY LINE BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF ALL THE PERIPHERAL PERSONNEL AT THE GATE, DUE TO AN APU PARKED BY THE JET WAY, WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING HIS VIEW. THE APU IS USED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN NEEDED. THE ELECTRICAL POWER CORD FOR THAT GATE IS INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N649HA (1)

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

- [Accident 20000614013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614013569A), Jun 14, 2000: Doug DC951 (N649HA), Lihue, HI, No damage. (-23) The first officer did not fly the approved landing profile,which resulted in a hard landing and a tailstrike, that caused enough damage for this to be…

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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