What happened
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Midwest express airlines acft was at the gate deplaning passengers when it was struck on the aft left side by a lavatory servicing vehicle, the acft sustained sumstantial damage, no injuries were reported. (.19) on July 2, 1999, at 0806 central daylight time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, N502ME, operated by midwest express airlines incorporated as flight 2, received substantial damage while being serviced at gate 41, concourse d, at General Mitchell international airport (mke), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The driver of a lavatory truck reported depressing the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal while backing the truck into position. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The through flight was operating under the provisions of CFR part 121. The flightcrew, five passengers and lavatory truck driver reported no injuries. The flight originated at la guardia airport, new york, new york, with a scheduled stop at mke, en route to Kansas city international airport (mci), Kansas city, Missouri. (-23)lavatory service vehicle backed into aircraft as it was deplaning passengers causing substantial damage. Vehicle driver stated that as she was p ositioning vehicle to service aircraft her foot slipped off of the brake pedal and onto the accelerator. Vehicle then contacted the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES ACFT WAS AT THE GATE DEPLANING PASSENGERS WHEN IT WAS STRUCK ON THE AFT LEFT SIDE BY A LAVATORY SERVICING VEHICLE, THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUMSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. (.19) ON JULY 2, 1999, AT 0806 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-32, N502ME, OPERATED BY MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES INCORPORATED AS FLIGHT 2, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE BEING SERVICED AT GATE 41, CONCOURSE D, AT GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MKE), MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. THE DRIVER OF A LAVATORY TRUCK REPORTED DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE BACKING THE TRUCK INTO POSITION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE THROUGH FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CFR PART 121. THE FLIGHTCREW, FIVE PASSENGERS AND LAVATORY TRUCK DRIVER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, WITH A SCHEDULED STOP AT MKE, EN ROUTE TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. (-23)LAVATORY SERVICE VEHICLE BACKED INTO AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS DEPLANING PASSENGERS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VEHICLE DRIVER STATED THAT AS SHE WAS P OSITIONING VEHICLE TO SERVICE AIRCRAFT HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ONTO THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE THEN CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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