# Incident 20071229831899I: Doug MD88, Charleston, SC, December 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2007, 01:18 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb/International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: D02M
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N960DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N960DL-2022-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071229831899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DELTA FLIGHT 1269 (MD-88) WAS TAXIING TO GATE A3 AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP OF COM AIR FLIGHT 394 (EMB-120ER), N579SW. THE EMB WAS EMPTY; THE PASSENGERS HAD NOT BOARDED AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE TWO WING WALKERS AND ONE MARSHALLER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE MD-88 WAS A SCRATCH OF BLUE PAINT FROM THE EMB AIRCRAFT THAT WAS STRUCK. THE EMB RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGLET.

## Other reports on N960DL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930710037239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710037239I), Jul 10, 1993: Doug MD88 (N960DL), Huntsville, AL. Pilot lost control on rollout. Veered off side of runway. Advised of low level windshear.
- [Incident 19910605036979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605036979I), Jun 5, 1991: Doug MD88 (N960DL), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. NR2 brake locked momentarily on rollout. Caused flat spot on tire. Hydraulic leak around puck and disk.

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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