# Incident 20020109000459I: Dhav DHC8102, Norfolk, VA, January 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2002, 20:45 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982HA-2009-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020109000459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 20:45 HRS, AT THE NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORF) AN AIRCRAFT WAS STATIONARY AT GATE 9 WITH BOTH ENGINES POWERED UP. TWO PIEDMONT MECHANICS WERE WAITING FOR CLEARANCE TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGER, WHEN THE LEFT PROP WAS STRUCK BY A MOVING TUG OPERATED BY DELTA SERVICES. THE PROP, ENGINE AND TUG WERE DAMAGED. THE DRIVER OF THE TUG RECEIVED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES.

## Other reports on N982HA (2)

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

- [Incident 20030319007949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030319007949I), Mar 19, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N982HA), Binghamton, NY. (-23) Crew reported the #2 hyd isolation valve caution light illuminated after gear extension. 1.4 quarts remaining in #2 system. The aircraft landed on runway…
- [Incident 20000111000409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111000409I), Jan 11, 2000: Dhav DHC8102 (N982HA), Elmira, NY. (-23) On Tuesday, 1/11/2000 at 1116 local, a piedmont airlines (d/b/a usair express) reported a captain's side window cracked. The aircraft landed on runway 28…

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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