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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Boeing 737-49R · Orlando, FL · July 2, 2000

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Date
July 2, 2000 · 11:42 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
P9OA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N460PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA206
Reported as
Boeing 73749R
People aboard
127
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,920 total1,844 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days
N460PRRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2001 · Boeing 737-49RS/N 28881Airframe modelBoeing 737-49R

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What happened

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

(-23) Pro air flight 212, while taxiing into the gate at Orlando mco airport on July 2, 2000,without adhering to emergency stop signals from ground personnel, came in contact with a cargo container loading vehicle parked on ramp, causing substantial dmamage to the left wing spar. (.4)upon arrival at the gate the captain observed another aircraft still parked at the gate. After holding away from the gate the other aircraft was pushed away and the captain began to taxi into the gate. A ground crewman signaled the captain to stop, but the captain continued to taxi into the gate. Another ground crewman then signaled the captain to stop, and again he continued to taxi into the gate. The ground crewman then directed the captain to turn to the right, to avoid ground equipment. The captain continued to taxi straight ahead and a short time later the left wing of the aircraft collided with a cargo container loader, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft's wing. A FAA inspector was riding on the cockpit jumpseat, performing an enroute inspection of the flight, and observed the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRO AIR FLIGHT 212, WHILE TAXIING INTO THE GATE AT ORLANDO MCO AIRPORT ON JULY 2, 2000,WITHOUT ADHERING TO EMERGENCY STOP SIGNALS FROM GROUND PERSONNEL, CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CARGO CONTAINER LOADING VEHICLE PARKED ON RAMP, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DMAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR. (.4)UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE THE CAPTAIN OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT STILL PARKED AT THE GATE. AFTER HOLDING AWAY FROM THE GATE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED AWAY AND THE CAPTAIN BEGAN TO TAXI INTO THE GATE. A GROUND CREWMAN SIGNALED THE CAPTAIN TO STOP, BUT THE CAPTAIN CONTINUED TO TAXI INTO THE GATE. ANOTHER GROUND CREWMAN THEN SIGNALED THE CAPTAIN TO STOP, AND AGAIN HE CONTINUED TO TAXI INTO THE GATE. THE GROUND CREWMAN THEN DIRECTED THE CAPTAIN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, TO AVOID GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE CAPTAIN CONTINUED TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD AND A SHORT TIME LATER THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CARGO CONTAINER LOADER, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S WING. A FAA INSPECTOR WAS RIDING ON THE COCKPIT JUMPSEAT, PERFORMING AN ENROUTE INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT, AND OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT.

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 MIA00LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrlando, FLThe captain's failure to stop the aircraft when given a stop signal by the ground marshaller and his failure to turn the aircraft when given a turn signal by the ground marshaller as he taxied into the gate resulting in the aircraft's left wing colliding with…Jul 2, 2000 · Substantial damage