# Accident 19991217046279A: Doug DC862, Indianapolis, IN, December 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1999, 16:04 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 39.7294° N, 86.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-86.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N995CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 302197B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217046279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA047), Dec 17, 1999: Douglas DC-8-62 (N995CF), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N995CF (2)

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

- [Incident 19980613036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613036149I), Jun 13, 1998: Doug DC862F (N995CF), Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19881027067129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881027067129I), Oct 27, 1988: Doug DC862 (N995CF), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft hit light pole while being directed by ground personnel to gate. No guide line for large aircraft.

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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