# Accident 20000221017949A: Fokker F28MK0100, Chicago, IL, February 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N1403M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1403M-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- Reported engine: RROYCE TAY65015
- People aboard: 40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,540 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000221017949A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THEY REPORTED SEEING THE REFUELING TRUCK PARKED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE LEAD IN LINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE TRUCK THEN MOVED FORWARD AND CONTACTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE NEAR THE NOSE GEAR WHERE IT CAME TO REST.  THE AIRPLANE JUST ARRIVED AT THE GATE AND THE JET BRIDGE WAS NOT YET IN PLACE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS PUSHED SEVERAL FEET TO THE LEFT BY THE IMPACT.  ONE WITNESS REPORTED THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MILES PER HOUR AND ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED IT WAS TRAVELING 'A LITTLE TO FAST.'  WITNESSES WHO SAW AND HELPED THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT HE APPEARED TO BE 'DAZED'.  AT LEAST 20 PASSENGERS WHO STOOD UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE AIRPLANE REACHED THE GATE WERE 'THROWN ABOUT' WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURRED.  THE DRIVER OF THE REFUELING TRUCK DID NOT REMEMBER THE IMPACT AND REPORTED HE MUST HAVE 'BLACKED OUT.'  A MEDICAL AND SLEEP STUDY EVALUATION OF THE DRIVER SHOWED HE SUFFERED FROM SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND SIGNIFICANT HYPERSOMNOLENCE.  THE SAME DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER OCCURRENCE IN OCTOBER, 1999.  HE REPORTED 'DOSING OFF' JUST PRIOR TO THAT COLLISION.                                    (-23) SEE ATTACHED SHEET

## 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 CHI00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA076), Feb 21, 2000: Fokker F28 MK100 (N1403M), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the driver of the refueling truck fell asleep which resulted in him not maintaining clearance with the parked aircraft. Factors associated with the accident were severe obstructive sleep apnea and…

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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