# Accident 20001023016259A: Boeing 727214, New York, NY, October 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2000, 21:23 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 40.7692° N, 73.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7692&lon=-73.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786AT-2011-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023016259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 23, 2000, AT 2123 EST, AMERICAN TRANS AIR (ATA) FLIGHT 596, A BOEING 727-200 (N786AT), WAS BEING TAIED FOR TAKE-OFF AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (KLGA), WHEN THE LEADING EDGE DEVICE ON THE LEFT WING, OF THE B-727, STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF COMAIR FLIGHT 5958, A REGIONAL JET (N804CA). BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PASSENGERS OR CREW OF EITHER AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) OF ATA FLIGHT 596 WAS CAPTAIN SMITH HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE (483881475) WITH RATINGS IN THE B-727 AND CE-525S.  THE REGIONAL JET (N804CA) WAS STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) OF COMAIR FLIGHT 5958 WAS CAPTAIN MIGUEL AGUIRRE.  CAPTAIN AGUIRRE HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE (593402830) WITH A RATING IN THE CL-65.

## 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 NYC01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA023), Oct 24, 2000: Boeing 727-214 (N786AT), New York, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: The Boeing captain's misjudgment of the distance between his airplane and the CRJ. A factor was the nighttime conditions.

## Other reports on N786AT (2)

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

- [Incident 20000311004259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000311004259I), Mar 11, 2000: Boeing 727214 (N786AT), St Petersburg-C, FL. On March 11, 2000 at 2055 EST, a B-727 departed pie-ind N786AT, registered to American trans air. Forty five minutes into the flight the crew reprted a…
- [Incident 19990411021269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411021269I), Apr 11, 1999: Boeing 727214 (N786AT), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. After take off (from mdw) placed gear handle up, lost quantity in "a" hydaulic system accompanied with low pressure lights on pumps. Diverted to Indianapolis…

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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