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) Aircraft was being marshalled to parking position A52J on concourse 1 east ramp. The painted taxi lines at this particular position are not parallel with each other, thus making for minimal spacing distance between aircraft. Both ground guide (front) and wing walker (left wingtip) signalled pilot to stop when it was determined the aircraft would not clear another airplane parked to the left of its intended destination. Pilot stopped the aircraft, then applied power in an attempt to center nose wheel on painted taxi line. Just as power was applied the wingtips collided causing minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MARSHALLED TO PARKING POSITION A52J ON CONCOURSE 1 EAST RAMP. THE PAINTED TAXI LINES AT THIS PARTICULAR POSITION ARE NOT PARALLEL WITH EACH OTHER, THUS MAKING FOR MINIMAL SPACING DISTANCE BETWEEN AIRCRAFT. BOTH GROUND GUIDE (FRONT) AND WING WALKER (LEFT WINGTIP) SIGNALLED PILOT TO STOP WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR ANOTHER AIRPLANE PARKED TO THE LEFT OF ITS INTENDED DESTINATION. PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT, THEN APPLIED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CENTER NOSE WHEEL ON PAINTED TAXI LINE. JUST AS POWER WAS APPLIED THE WINGTIPS COLLIDED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N100UX · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.