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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm G1159A · Seattle, WA · January 5, 2000

Date: January 5, 2000 · 17:15 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N188TC
Reported as: Gulstm G1159A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total120 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On January 5, 2000, Gulfstream aerospace G-1159A, N188TC, landed at its home base, Boeing field, Seattle, Washington. The passengers disembarked, and the crew taxied the aircraft to the runway to check the anti-skid system. While returning to the ramp, the right wing tip of the aircraft struck the tail of the unoccupied Learjet aircraft that had parked on the ramp subsequent to the Gulfstream's departure from the ramp. This caused damage to both aircraft. A ramp person was running towards the Gulfstream to assist in marshalling the aircraft for parking, but had not yet arrived when the collision occurred. The Learjet was parked in such a manner that arriving aircraft had to taxi behind it in order to get to the executive flight terminal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 5, 2000, GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-1159A, N188TC, LANDED AT ITS HOME BASE, BOEING FIELD, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. THE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED, AND THE CREW TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY TO CHECK THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. WHILE RETURNING TO THE RAMP, THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TAIL OF THE UNOCCUPIED LEARJET AIRCRAFT THAT HAD PARKED ON THE RAMP SUBSEQUENT TO THE GULFSTREAM'S DEPARTURE FROM THE RAMP. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. A RAMP PERSON WAS RUNNING TOWARDS THE GULFSTREAM TO ASSIST IN MARSHALLING THE AIRCRAFT FOR PARKING, BUT HAD NOT YET ARRIVED WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE LEARJET WAS PARKED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT ARRIVING AIRCRAFT HAD TO TAXI BEHIND IT IN ORDER TO GET TO THE EXECUTIVE FLIGHT TERMINAL.