# Incident 19990914031149I: Boeing 727222, Newark, NJ, September 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1999, 22:20 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7298U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Pilot flight hours: 7,052 total, 5,159 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990914031149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO GATE 12 WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF GUIDE WHEN LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A CONTRACTOR'S DUMP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED PERFORMING SURFACE REPAIR WORK. LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED AND OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT.  UALA SAFETY PERSONNEL TO TAKE NECESSARY DISCIPLINE ACTION ON FLIGHT CREW.  11/16/1999 AMENDMENT:  PORT AUTHORITY ACCIDENT REPORT INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE RIGHT, THE SAFE SIDE, OF THE YELLOW TAXI LINE.  THE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED IMPROPERLY SO AS TO PRESENT AN UNLIGHTED HAZARD TO THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT.  A COPY OF THE REPORT WAS FORWARDED TO FAA AIRPORTS DIVISION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

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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