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FAA incident report · Gulfstream GA-150 · Chicago, IL · March 21, 2018

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Date
March 21, 2018 · 19:45 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23EW
Reported as
Gulfstream GA-150
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,515 total366 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

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 the 21 of March 2018 at 1730 UTC the pilot in command (PIC) of N23EW taxied into a blast fence pole at Chicago ohare international airport (kord) causing minor damage to the aircraft's winglet.

The PIC ^Mr. Doug bartz^ saw the marshaller to the aircraft's left between two other aircraft as N23EW was entering the parking ramp from taxiway pp. The marshaller pointed to where he wanted the aircraft's nose to end up in the designated parking spot. Based on the marshallers position both ^Mr. Bartz^ and his second in command (SIC), ^Mr. Austin mertz,^ agreed that the marshaller wanted N23EW to taxi around the further of the 2 aircraft, around the back then into their designated parking spot. While in the turn behind the aircraft, N23EW made contact with the blast fence pole. Immediately after contact was made, the SIC told the PIC to stop the aircraft and informed him he thinks they hit something. During the entire maneuver the marshaller did not inform N23EW to stop or that there was any possibility that they would make contact with the blast fence. The marshaller stated he wanted N23EW to turn in between the 2 aircraft and make a 180 degree turn into their designated spot. Both the PIC and SIC stated there was not enough space between the 2 aircraft to make that work.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE 21 OF MARCH 2018 AT 1730 UTC THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N23EW TAXIED INTO A BLAST FENCE POLE AT CHICAGO OHARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KORD) CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGLET.

THE PIC ^MR. DOUG BARTZ^ SAW THE MARSHALLER TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT BETWEEN TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT AS N23EW WAS ENTERING THE PARKING RAMP FROM TAXIWAY PP. THE MARSHALLER POINTED TO WHERE HE WANTED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE TO END UP IN THE DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT. BASED ON THE MARSHALLERS POSITION BOTH ^MR. BARTZ^ AND HIS SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC), ^MR. AUSTIN MERTZ,^ AGREED THAT THE MARSHALLER WANTED N23EW TO TAXI AROUND THE FURTHER OF THE 2 AIRCRAFT, AROUND THE BACK THEN INTO THEIR DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT. WHILE IN THE TURN BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT, N23EW MADE CONTACT WITH THE BLAST FENCE POLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACT WAS MADE, THE SIC TOLD THE PIC TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMED HIM HE THINKS THEY HIT SOMETHING. DURING THE ENTIRE MANEUVER THE MARSHALLER DID NOT INFORM N23EW TO STOP OR THAT THERE WAS ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BLAST FENCE. THE MARSHALLER STATED HE WANTED N23EW TO TURN IN BETWEEN THE 2 AIRCRAFT AND MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN INTO THEIR DESIGNATED SPOT. BOTH THE PIC AND SIC STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE 2 AIRCRAFT TO MAKE THAT WORK.