- Date
- September 7, 1987, 20:25 local (Sep 8, 1987, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 19 uninjured; on the ground: 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N407MXBritish Aerospace 3101
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870907050499A
- Case key
- 7318
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Analysis
The airplane was struck by an eastbound, airline employee bus while taxiing south on the ramp to the assigned gate. The bus impacted the acft rt wing tip. A pax in the bus reported that she warned the bus driver to watch out for the airplane prior to the collision, but the driver continued to look straight and maintain speed. After the pax warned the driver a second time, the driver attempted to brake the bus to a stop and avoid the collision. Witnesses reported that the airplane navigation and rotating beacon were on the entire time. According to arpt ground traffic rules and regulations, aircraft have the right-of-way over vehicular traffic at all times,
Aircraft
- Registration
- N407MX
- Reported as
- British Aerospace 3101
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 636
- Airframe hours
- 6,971
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Metro Express
- Registered owner
- Metro Express
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CHA · Chattanooga, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ATL · Hartsfield Atl. Int'L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,960 total · 1,160 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.