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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR-72-212 · Atlanta, GA · December 1, 2000

Date: December 1, 2000 · 12:35 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASOA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N643AS
Reported as: Aerosp ATR72212
People aboard: 37
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N643ASRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2010 · Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212S/N 413 · Built 1994 Airframe modelAerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212 Engine modelPratt & Whitney 127Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Asoa flight#4068, N643AS, was being marshalled into gate C29 at the Atlanta airport. The flight was being guided by a marshaller assisted by 2 wing walkers. During taxi the right wing of N643AS struck the right wing of another parked and empty atr, N531AS. Witnesses on the ramp stated that at the time of contact between the two aircrafts the marsheller was still giving the pilots the come ahead signal and the wing walkers were still indicating that there was wing tip clearance even though they were walking with their heads down and not looking at the wingtip. Both a/c experienced minor damage to the ailerons.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ASOA FLIGHT#4068, N643AS, WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO GATE C29 AT THE ATLANTA AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING GUIDED BY A MARSHALLER ASSISTED BY 2 WING WALKERS. DURING TAXI THE RIGHT WING OF N643AS STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF ANOTHER PARKED AND EMPTY ATR, N531AS. WITNESSES ON THE RAMP STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFTS THE MARSHELLER WAS STILL GIVING THE PILOTS THE COME AHEAD SIGNAL AND THE WING WALKERS WERE STILL INDICATING THAT THERE WAS WING TIP CLEARANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE WALKING WITH THEIR HEADS DOWN AND NOT LOOKING AT THE WINGTIP. BOTH A/C EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AILERONS.