# Accident 20030410007269A: Dhav DHC6300, Anchorage, AK, April 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2003, 09:35 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 61.1744° N, 149.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1744&lon=-149.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N886EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N886EA-2007-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,178 total, 1,427 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030410007269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE L-2 GATE AREA AT TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP BRUSHED OVER THE TOP OF A PARKED ERA AVIATION SERVICE VAN. THE LEFT WING TIP SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD FLAP HINGE ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW OR PASSENGERS. WING WALKERS WERE NOT UTILIZED AND ONLY A SINGLE MARSHALLER WAS BEING USED FOR GROUND GUIDANCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC03LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA043), Apr 10, 2003: de Havilland DHC-6 (N886EA), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the captain to maintain adequate clearance between the airplane's wingtip and a parked vehicle. A factor contributing to the accident was the failure of ground personnel to utilize a…

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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