19991217046279A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC-8-62 · Indianapolis, IN · December 17, 1999

Date: December 17, 1999 · 16:04 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: RRXA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N995CF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA047
Reported as: Doug DC862

N995CFRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62S/N 46024 · Built 1968 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT3D seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was parked on spot B4C. Evergreen ground control gave taxi instructions to taxi off spot B4C to box 2 following the greeen dotted line. Ground marshaller gave the move forward signal, having the aircraft make an immediate left turn bringing the aircraft off the spot perpendicular to the taxi line. Ground marshaller states he brought the aircraft forward just before the green dotted line at that point he turned the aircraft toward box 2 and released the aircraft. Captain hudec states that he was marshalled off the spot, turned perpendicular to the taxi line and brought forward beyond the green dotted line then turned 90 degrees to join the taxi line. Aircraft aligned on the yellow taxi line, making a correction to bring the aircraft back to the green dotted line, aircraft right wing tip impacted the nose radom of a DC-10 which was parked on spot C2C.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON SPOT B4C. EVERGREEN GROUND CONTROL GAVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI OFF SPOT B4C TO BOX 2 FOLLOWING THE GREEEN DOTTED LINE. GROUND MARSHALLER GAVE THE MOVE FORWARD SIGNAL, HAVING THE AIRCRAFT MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE SPOT PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAXI LINE. GROUND MARSHALLER STATES HE BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD JUST BEFORE THE GREEN DOTTED LINE AT THAT POINT HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD BOX 2 AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT. CAPTAIN HUDEC STATES THAT HE WAS MARSHALLED OFF THE SPOT, TURNED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAXI LINE AND BROUGHT FORWARD BEYOND THE GREEN DOTTED LINE THEN TURNED 90 DEGREES TO JOIN THE TAXI LINE. AIRCRAFT ALIGNED ON THE YELLOW TAXI LINE, MAKING A CORRECTION TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GREEN DOTTED LINE, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE NOSE RADOM OF A DC-10 WHICH WAS PARKED ON SPOT C2C.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndianapolis, INthe flight crew misjudged the clearance between their right wing and the radome of the parked aircraft. A factor associated with the accident was the ground handling contractor failed to identify the unsafe/hazardous condition that existed on the congested…Dec 17, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N995CF · 2

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

Incident 19980613036149ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Dayton, OH(-5) On the above date and time emery 024 (heavy) was departing day when the main cargo door opened for unknown reasons. According to statements by the flight crew they performed all preflight checks to include proceedures for proper closing of the main cargo…Jun 13, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19881027067129IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Indianapolis, INAircraft hit light pole while being directed by ground personnel to gate. No guide line for large aircraft.Oct 27, 1988 · Minor damage