20040921022759I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7272M7 · Covington/Cinci, KY · September 21, 2004

Date: September 21, 2004 · 01:40 local
Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DHLA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N750DH
Reported as: Boeing 7272M7
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total2,500 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N750DH operating as flight ER108 (phx-cvg) was being marshalled into spot 54 on the dhl ramp. Aircraft N752DH was parked (stationary) in position 48 on the opposite side of the taxi lane. It was not centered on the marked position. Marshaler was guiding flight 108 into parking. Marshaler signalled an approximate 90-degree turn into spot 54 and handed flight 108 off to next marshaler. As the aircraft turned into parking the tail swung around and struck the tail of N752DH. Each aircraft's left horizontal stabilizer was damaged. Investigation is ongoing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N750DH OPERATING AS FLIGHT ER108 (PHX-CVG) WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO SPOT 54 ON THE DHL RAMP. AIRCRAFT N752DH WAS PARKED (STATIONARY) IN POSITION 48 ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE TAXI LANE. IT WAS NOT CENTERED ON THE MARKED POSITION. MARSHALER WAS GUIDING FLIGHT 108 INTO PARKING. MARSHALER SIGNALLED AN APPROXIMATE 90-DEGREE TURN INTO SPOT 54 AND HANDED FLIGHT 108 OFF TO NEXT MARSHALER. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO PARKING THE TAIL SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK THE TAIL OF N752DH. EACH AIRCRAFT'S LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.