# Incident 20010826021789I: Doug MD11, New York, NY, August 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2001, 19:22 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277WA-2015-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (registry code 3023602, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826021789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MANEUVERING TO PARK ON HARDSTAND #79 (IAT RAMP AT JFK), THE LEFT WINGLET OF AIRCRAFT N277WA MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROOF OF A PLANEMATE PARKED ALONG SIDE THE FENCE BORDERING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HARDSTAND. THE WINGLET WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1922L ON 08/26/01. THE CAPTAIN OF THE AICRAFT WAS FOLLOWING GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY A MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER (FOR THE LEFT WING) WHEN CONTACT OCCURRED. THE MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER MISJUDGED THE PROXIMITY OF THE LEFT WING TIP TO THE PLANEMATE. THE GEOMETRY OF HARDSTAND #79 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE GEOMETRY OF THE MD11.

## Other reports on N277WA (2)

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

- [Incident 20050428007989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050428007989I), Apr 28, 2005: Doug MD11 (N277WA), Anchorage, AK. (-23) 04-28-2005--Flight 8278--MD-11 military charter: today at 0822 local time a world airways MD-11 passenger flight from seoul to seattle diverted into…
- [Incident 19981107042649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981107042649I), Nov 7, 1998: Doug MD11 (N277WA), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. (-5)After landing, aircraft taxied onto uncontrolled ramp for parking. Marshallers planned wide 180 degree turn for aircraft. Aircraft made tight turn…

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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