What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On oct. 04, 2012 at approximately 2010 CDT, a catering truck owned by airtran airways and operated by an aerotek aviation employee came into contact with southwest airlines dba airtran airways Boeing 717-200 aircraft (N894AT) that was parked at gate C14 of Milwaukee Mitchell airport (mke). The impact resulted in structural damage to the right side of the aircraft near stations 207, 218, 228, 235 and 250. N894AT operated by southwest airlines dba airtrans airways had arrived at mke as airtran flight 725 from atlanta airport (atl) and normal passenger deplaning had begun before the damage occurred. No persons on the aircraft or the ground were injured as a result of this event.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCT. 04, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 2010 CDT, A CATERING TRUCK OWNED BY AIRTRAN AIRWAYS AND OPERATED BY AN AEROTEK AVIATION EMPLOYEE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DBA AIRTRAN AIRWAYS BOEING 717-200 AIRCRAFT (N894AT) THAT WAS PARKED AT GATE C14 OF MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AIRPORT (MKE). THE IMPACT RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT NEAR STATIONS 207, 218, 228, 235 AND 250. N894AT OPERATED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DBA AIRTRANS AIRWAYS HAD ARRIVED AT MKE AS AIRTRAN FLIGHT 725 FROM ATLANTA AIRPORT (ATL) AND NORMAL PASSENGER DEPLANING HAD BEGUN BEFORE THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. NO PERSONS ON THE AIRCRAFT OR THE GROUND WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.