# Incident 20090705047509I: Mcdonnell D DC-9-82(MD-, Birmingham, AL, July 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2009, 11:42 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7519A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7519A-2015-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL D DC-9-82(MD-
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 122
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- 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/20090705047509I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TAXIED AROUND A STOPPED AIRCRAFT AND CAME INTO THE GATE TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAXI LINE.  THE MARSHALER WAS TRYING TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE TAXI LINE AND WAS NOT WATCHING THE RIGHT WING WALKER.  THE RIGHT WING WALKER TRIED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP BUT THE MARSHALER WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE RIGHT WING WALKER.  THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE TOP LEFT PORTION OF A FUEL TRUCK.  THE FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED OUT SIDE THE SAFETY ZONE.  BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED AT THE GATE THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE AFT STAIRS.

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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