- Date
- November 26, 1990, 05:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5LLGates Learjet 25B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901126051929A
- Case key
- 14887
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Probable cause
The driver's inadequate visual lookout. A factor in the accident was the company's configuring the truck with mirrors which obstruct forward visibility.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A taxiing twin turbojet collided at night with an airline service truck in an intersection of a taxiway and service road. Weather was clear and dry. The aircrew saw the truck slow approaching the intersection and did not notice it again until it entered the taxiway. The driver stated he stopped, did not see the plane and proceeded. The crew stated taxi lights, rotating becaons and navigation lights were on. The taxiway and intersection were not illuminated. The background in the driver's view to the approaching airplane was a brightly lit terminal. The driver's view from the truck cab was partially obstructed by eye-level mirrors mounted outboard on each door for a rear view past the truck's custom body.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5LL
- Reported as
- Gates Learjet 25B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 183
- Airframe hours
- 8,490
- Engine
- GE CJ-610-6, 2,950 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91 subpart F
- Operator
- Connie Kalitta Services Inc
- Registered owner
- Connie Kalitta Ser. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 21, 1990 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 600 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 9 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at
- ORD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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