# Accident 19990813041919A: Aerosp ATR42300, Chicago, IL, August 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1999, 22:14 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282AT-2005-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813041919A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AEROSPATIALE ATR-42 WAS PARKED AT GATE G-16 AT THE O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN A RAMP SERVICE CLERK WALKED INTO THE RIGHT PROPELLER. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT THE TIME AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS OPERATING.  THE CLERK RECEIVED NINE STITCHES TO HIS HEAD AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE.  AIRCRAFT WING LIGHTS AND RAMP LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME.  HEADLIGHTS FROM VEHICLES PARKED ON THE RAMP WERE ALSO ILLUMINATING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE CLERK WAS HIRED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO COMPANY RECORDS, HE HAD RECEIVED TRAINING REGARDING PROPELLER AWARENESS AND THE HAZARDS OF WORKING AROUND PROPELLER DRIVEN AIRCRAFT.                                                                       (-23)FLEET SERVICE CLERK,^PRIVACY DATA O^, WALKED INTO THE SPINNING PROPELLER BLADE OF SIMA (AMERICAN EAGLE) FLIGHT 4286.  SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURY.  NO INJURY TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA289), Aug 14, 1999: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N282AT), Chicago, IL, no damage. Probable cause: the failure of the ramp service clerk to maintain clearance with the operating propeller. A factor related to the accident the inattentiveness on the part of the clerk.

## Other reports on N282AT (3)

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

- [Incident 20001107024149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001107024149I), Nov 7, 2000: Aerosp ATR42300 (N282AT), Fort Myers, FL. (-23) On November 17, 2000 at 1625 EST, a aerospatiale ATR42-300, N282AT, operated by American eagle airlines, flight 382, from regional Southwest Florida…
- [Incident 19951102038689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951102038689I), Nov 2, 1995: Aerosp ATR42300 (N282AT), Binghamton, NY. Vibration left engine. Smoke in cabin. Shutdown. Diverted bgm.
- [Incident 19950107012499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950107012499I), Jan 7, 1995: Aerosp ATR42300 (N282AT), Miami, FL. Left engine quit on climbout. Returned. Siezed bearing on main shaft. Engine replaced.

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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