# Accident 20130613010889A: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, Nashville, TN, June 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2013, 10:45 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.1214° N, 86.6736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1214&lon=-86.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995DL-2022-10-26) (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: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,317 total, 5,051 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA13CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130613010889A

## Narrative

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

CREW WAS TAXIING FROM GATE B-7 IN THE NORTH RAMP AREA TO AWAIT FLOW CONTROL TIME TO ATL IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA WHICH IS NOT MARKED WITH TAXIWAY LINES.  AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO A METAL LIGHT POLE AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE METAL LIGHT POLE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND THE WING SPAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND BUSSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL AREA.

## 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 DCA13CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA106), Jun 13, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N995DL), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crews failure to maintain clearance from the light pole while taxiing.

## Other reports on N995DL (1)

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

- [Incident 20000522016939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522016939I), May 22, 2000: Doug MD88 (N995DL), Kansas City, MO. (-23)On may 22, 2000, at approximately 1843 CDT, delta airlines flight 1545, a Douglas MD-88, N995DL, left Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City,…

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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