# Accident 20121004022789A: Boeing 717-200, Milwaukee, WI, October 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2012, 20:10 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 42.9414° N, 87.8914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9414&lon=-87.8914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N894AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce BR-700 series (registry code 54565, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717-200
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC BR 700 SERIES
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121004022789A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA004), Oct 5, 2012: Boeing 717-200 (N894AT), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An obstruction (a sleeve of cups) that lodged under the catering truck brake pedal, which prevented the driver from stopping the truck before it struck the parked airplane.

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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