What happened
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(-23) On 05/13/01, American trans air operated a charter flight 6919 from indianapolis to Asheville, north carolina. privacy data omitted Was the pilot in command of this charter. Prior to landing, the crew was given instructions that the aircraft would be parked at the north ramp of the Asheville passenger terminal. The crew landed the aircraft, a Boeing 727-227 and accompliwhed a two-engine taxi, per company procedures, to the north ramp area. The crew exited the taxiway and entered the north ramp. An atlantic southeast airlines (asa), atr 72, N631AS, a us airways airstair truck, and other ground equipment was parked on the ramp. The crew located the marshaller assigned to park the aircraft. The marshaller directed the crew past the asa atr 72 and instructed the crew to make a left turn. The crew turned the nose wheel to the left and applied power to the aircraft's engines. The jet blast produced by the application of power resulted in picking up the nose of the asa, ATR72 setting the aircraft on it's tail bumper and rotating the aircraft 30 degrees to right of it's original parked postion. The jet blast further blew over an occupied airstair truck and displaced assorted groun d equipment on the ramp. Minor damage to the tail cone, the tail bumper, and aft airstair door of the asa, atr 72 was sustained. A maintained ferry to accomplish repairs was required. The airstair truck needed to be righted. The occupant of the truck was not injured. Articles of ground equipment sustained damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 05/13/01, AMERICAN TRANS AIR OPERATED A CHARTER FLIGHT 6919 FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THIS CHARTER. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE CREW WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE PARKED AT THE NORTH RAMP OF THE ASHEVILLE PASSENGER TERMINAL. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, A BOEING 727-227 AND ACCOMPLIWHED A TWO-ENGINE TAXI, PER COMPANY PROCEDURES, TO THE NORTH RAMP AREA. THE CREW EXITED THE TAXIWAY AND ENTERED THE NORTH RAMP. AN ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES (ASA), ATR 72, N631AS, A US AIRWAYS AIRSTAIR TRUCK, AND OTHER GROUND EQUIPMENT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP. THE CREW LOCATED THE MARSHALLER ASSIGNED TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT. THE MARSHALLER DIRECTED THE CREW PAST THE ASA ATR 72 AND INSTRUCTED THE CREW TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE CREW TURNED THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINES. THE JET BLAST PRODUCED BY THE APPLICATION OF POWER RESULTED IN PICKING UP THE NOSE OF THE ASA, ATR72 SETTING THE AIRCRAFT ON IT'S TAIL BUMPER AND ROTATING THE AIRCRAFT 30 DEGREES TO RIGHT OF IT'S ORIGINAL PARKED POSTION. THE JET BLAST FURTHER BLEW OVER AN OCCUPIED AIRSTAIR TRUCK AND DISPLACED ASSORTED GROUN D EQUIPMENT ON THE RAMP. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL CONE, THE TAIL BUMPER, AND AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR OF THE ASA, ATR 72 WAS SUSTAINED. A MAINTAINED FERRY TO ACCOMPLISH REPAIRS WAS REQUIRED. THE AIRSTAIR TRUCK NEEDED TO BE RIGHTED. THE OCCUPANT OF THE TRUCK WAS NOT INJURED. ARTICLES OF GROUND EQUIPMENT SUSTAINED DAMAGE.
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