# Incident 20020309011739I: Bac AVRO146RJ85A, Minneapolis, MN, March 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2002, 13:14 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: N526XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526XJ-2007-01-10) (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: 28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020309011739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FOR DEPARTURE, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A PARKED CATERING TRUCK. THE OPERATOR WAS UTILIZING WING WALKERS AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THE LEFT WING WALKER INDICATED THAT HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND LOOKING DOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AIR CARRIER SUSPENDED INDIVIDUAL AFTER INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON CAP AND DAMAGE TO THE WING CAP. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND THE LEFT AILERON REBALANCED.

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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