- Date
- November 13, 1989, 08:24 local (13:24 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N500PLearjet 24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891113045119A
- Case key
- 8179
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's failure to insure his airplane was clear of a parked aircraft while maneuvering to park.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While taxing onto ramp after landing and preparing to make a 180 degree turn to park between two parked aircraft, the pilot misjudged the height of his airplane's tail as he taxied under the wing of a parked airplane. The tail collided with the wing of the parked airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500P
- Reported as
- Learjet 24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-119
- Engine
- GE CJ-610-4, 2,850 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Connie Kalitta Services, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Connie Kalitta Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- AMA · Amarillo, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ATL · Hartsfield
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,700 total · 2,300 in this make and model · 4,700 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.