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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 · Pueblo, CO · July 9, 2016

Date
July 9, 2016 · 20:45 local
Place
Pueblo, CO
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N522AX
Reported as
Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30
Reported engine
GE CF6-50 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 9, 2016 at approximately 2045 mountain daylight time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft, N522AX received minor damage when the aircraft taxied into a hangar. Visual meteorological conditions were in effect and the ramp was dry. There were no injuries to the ground or flight crew.

The aircraft was being used as a public use aircraft for fire fighting purposes. The aircraft had landed and was being marshaled into postion for reloading of the fire fighting chemicals. The company was using two wing walkers and one person in front of the aircraft directing the pilot. The left wing walker was giving the thumbs up when the aircraft's left wing tip hit the hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 9, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10 AIRCRAFT, N522AX RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE IN EFFECT AND THE RAMP WAS DRY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE GROUND OR FLIGHT CREW.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT FOR FIRE FIGHTING PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED AND WAS BEING MARSHALED INTO POSTION FOR RELOADING OF THE FIRE FIGHTING CHEMICALS. THE COMPANY WAS USING TWO WING WALKERS AND ONE PERSON IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTING THE PILOT. THE LEFT WING WALKER WAS GIVING THE THUMBS UP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP HIT THE HANGAR.