# Incident 20041007025889I: Doug DC981, New York, NY, October 7, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N806ME-2006-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 121
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 8,400 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041007025889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/07/2004, AT 1530Z, 1130E LOCAL, AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, FLUSHING, NY. MIDWEST AIRLINES (MWEA), FLT. #1, A/C N806ME, FROM MKE TO LGA TAXIING INTO GATE B3 STRUCK A PARKED ALLIED AVIATION FUEL TRUCK, TRUCK #105 PARKED AT GATE B5 REFUELING A WESTJET AIRCRAFT WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE ARFF RESPONDED, NO FUEL SPILL, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AS USUAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE FUEL TRUCK LADDER AREA AND THE LEFT WING TIP NAVIGATION LIGHTS AND OUTBOARD SLAT AREA. SEE THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NY & NJ MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT #7647. RECEIVED STATEMENTS FROM THE FLIGHT CREW, GROUND CREW, AND FUEL TRUCK DRIVER. NOTIFIED THE CHDO (POI) AND ASAP MANAGER.

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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