# Accident 20051128032179A: Doug MD1010F, Chicago, IL, November 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2005, 21:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 41.9797° N, 87.9044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9797&lon=-87.9044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N359FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359FE-2024-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD1010F
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 3,650 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051128032179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-28-05 FEDX 1205 TAXIED OUT OF ORD ENROUTE TO MEM, STRUCK AN AIRSTAIR THAT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE L TAXIWAY AT ORD. CREW DID NOT NOTICE THE AIRCRAFT STIKING THE STAIRS AND PROCEEDED TO MEM. UPON ARRIVAL IN MEM THE GROUND CREW NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE LEFT WING AND THE DAMAGE. NOTE: WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE ORD-FEDX RAMP THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED TO MEM BUT DID INVESTIGATE THE AREA WHERE IT HAPPENED.

## 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 CHI06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA038), Nov 29, 2005: McDonnell Douglas MD-10 (N359FE), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crew to see and avoid the crew stairs and the failure of unknown persons to properly secure the stairs after use. Factors associated with the accident were the dark light…

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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