# Incident 20001119028279I: Bac AVRO146RJ85A, Minneapolis, MN, November 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2000, 19:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513XJ-2006-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A (registry code 1500097, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-avro-146-rj85a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign LF507-1F (registry code 02503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-lf507-1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC AVRO146RJ85A
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,690 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001119028279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MESABA FLIGHT 3596, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TAXIED INTO A CONGESTED AND SNOW-COVERED GATE AREA AT MINNEAPOLIS, MN. DURING REDUCED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A SIGNALMAN, AND WHILE ON THE TAXI CENTERLINE, THE A.C PROCEEDED INTO GATE C23 WITHOUT WING WALKERS PRESENT. THE A/C'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED A CATERING TRUCK, DAMAGING THE WING TIP. MUCH OF THE TAXI CENTERLINES AND EQUIPMENT CONTAINMENT LINES WERE OBSCURED BY THE SNOW COVER.

## Other reports on N513XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20050916025459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916025459I), Sep 16, 2005: Bac AVRO146RJ85A (N513XJ), Omaha, NE. (-23) N513XJ operating as mesaba airlines flight 3605, departed minneapolis, MN enroute to Oklahoma city, OK. The number four engine developed a vibration at…

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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