From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 27, 2002, at approximately 1805 local time, a Douglas DC-9-51, N779NC, operated under 14 CFR 121 by northwest airlines, inc., taxied rearward from Detroit metropolitan airport gate A-57 under its own power. At the termination of the powerback the flight crew was notified by ground personnel that the tail of the plane had contacted and broken a light pole on the distant edge of the ramp. Post flight inspection revealed the trailing edge of the elevator was damaged and the aircraft returned to the gate for repairs. No passengers were injured. End.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 27, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1805 LOCAL TIME, A DOUGLAS DC-9-51, N779NC, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 121 BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., TAXIED REARWARD FROM DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT GATE A-57 UNDER ITS OWN POWER. AT THE TERMINATION OF THE POWERBACK THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOTIFIED BY GROUND PERSONNEL THAT THE TAIL OF THE PLANE HAD CONTACTED AND BROKEN A LIGHT POLE ON THE DISTANT EDGE OF THE RAMP. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE ELEVATOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR REPAIRS. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. END.
Other reports on N779NC · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.