# Incident 20021008028999I: Boeing 757, Baltimore, MD, October 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2002, 21:22 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: BRAF
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: GVIIF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021008028999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WINGTIP STRUCK LIGHT POLE WHILE TAXIING IN AN AREA OF CONSTRUCTION. THE POLE LIGHTS WERE UNLIT AS WAS THE RED BEACON ON TOP OF THE POLE. THE TAXIWAY WAS CONFUSING BECAUSE THE YELLOW TAXI LINES ARE FOR THE DEICING PAD WHICH WAS INTENDED FOR SMALLER AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO CLEAR INDICATION FOR AIRCRAFT TO FOLLOW TO AVOID THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AND OTHER OBSTACLES. AIRPORT DIVISION IS INVESTIGATING AND CORRECTING THE DEFICIENCIES.

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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