# Incident 20140215001679I: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, New York, NY, February 15, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2014, 19:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912DE-2022-12-03) (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: 154
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,813 total, 2,355 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140215001679I

## Narrative

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

? PUSHED TO SPOT 30 FACING WEST ON   TAXIWAY MIKE FOR DEICING

? ADDITIONAL DELTA AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY MIKE FOR DEICING IN FRONT OF SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, SHIP 9033

? CONTACTED LGA ICE MAN ON RADIO 131.85 FOR DEICING COORDINATION

? NO MARSHALLER ON GROUND FOR GROUND TO FLIGHT DECK COMMS; ALL COORDINATION THRU RADIO WITH ICE MAN

? AFTER 15-20 MINS, ICE MAN CONTACTED SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, ?9012?, AND INITIATED POST DE-ICING REPORT

? CREW COORDINATED WITH ICE MAN FOR ENGINE START. ALL CHECKLISTS COMPLETED

? RAMP CONTROL CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT GROUND FOR TAXI

? WAITING FOR AIRCRAFT 9033 IN FRONT TO BEGIN TAXI. ONCE 9033 MOVED, CREW CLEARED BOTH SIDES OF AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN TO TAXI

? UNABLE TO SEE WINGS FROM FLIGHT DECK

? AFTER MOVING 5-6 FEET CREW FELT IMPACT. STOPPED AIRCRAFT

? AIRCRAFT STRUCK DE-ICING TRUCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF AIRCRAFT WHILE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEICING

? FO CALLED GROUND ON LAND LINE TO INFORM OF INCIDENT. CA BACK ON RADIOS WITH RAMP AND ICE-MAN. ENGINES SHUT DOWN

? APPEARS DE-ICE REPORT INITIATED TO AIRCRAFT ?9012? BY ICE MAN WAS MEANT FOR AIRCRAFT ?9033?

? BOTH WINGS DAMAGED, AT SLATS, APPROXIMATELY MID WING ON LEFT SIDE AND FURTHER OUTBOARD ON RIGHT SIDE

? LEFT WING IMPALED DRIVERS CAB ON TRUCK. RIGHT WING STRUCK ABOVE THE CAB. BOTH DRIVERS APPEAR OK, BUT BEING ASSESSED AT HOSPITAL

? PAX DEPLANED ON TAXIWAY VIA STAIRS

? CORP COMM NOTIFIED OF MEDIA ATTENTION

? DFDR/CVR WILL BE PULLED AND QUARANTINED

? CREW PULLED / CPAR

## Other reports on N912DE (1)

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

- [Incident 19980810036119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810036119I), Aug 10, 1998: Doug MD88 (N912DE), Kansas City, MO. (-5) Air carrier dal 1652, MD88, atl-mci, while in route to mci the pilot believed the aircraft had possible hydraulic failure. An emergency was declared and…

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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