# NTSB BFO84IA005: Boeing 727-22, N7078U, Washington, DC, September 3, 1984

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: September 3, 1984, 15:18 local (19:18 UTC)
- Place: Washington, DC
- Coordinates: 38.910327, -77.019088 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9103&lon=-77.0191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 81 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO84IA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11113/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO84IA005

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, standing
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - object - aircraft moving on ground
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - aircraft parked/standing

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

MISHAP ACFT, NEW YORK AIR FLIGHT 306 (NYA 306) FOLLOWED A BOEING 727, UNITED FLIGHT 827 (UAL 827), TO THE RUN-UP AREA AND POSITIONED IN THE #2 SPOT FOR TAKEOFF, ANTICIPATING UAL 827 WOULD RECEIVE TAKEOFF CLEARANCE FIRST. NYA 306 WAS CLEARED FIRST FOR TAKEOFF INSTEAD AND PLT INITIATED A HARD RIGHT TURN BUT ACFT WAS NOT IN POSITION TO PASS CLEAR. NYA 306 LEFT WING TIP STRUCK TRAILING EDGE OF UAL 827 RIGHT WING.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N7078U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-22
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19142
- Airframe hours: 42602
- Engines: P&W JT8D-7B 14000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: DCA, WASHINGTON, DC
- Destination: TYS, KNOXVILLE, TN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DCA, National

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N780JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas MD-80
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 49126
- Airframe hours: 3915
- Engines: P&W JT8D-D-217 20000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: New York Air
- Registered owner: International Lease Finance
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: DCA, WASHINGTON, DC
- Destination: EWR, NEWARK, NJ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DCA, National

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N7078U; age 54; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18,000 total, 7,611 in this make and model
- Pilot, aircraft N780JA; age 40; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,500 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DCA

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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