- Date
- May 23, 1983, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Injuries
- 25 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N840TWBoeing 727-31H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830523030499I
- Case key
- 16028
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Visual lookout - disregardedCause
Improper trainingCause
Judgment - poorCause
Improper use of procedureCause
Lack of experienceCause
Analysis
While starting to taxi from the gate for departure, the acftstruck the jetway with the left wing. The captian stated that he was following the ground guide. The ground guide stated that this was the first time he had guided an acft & he had never recieved any training.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N840TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-31H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18905
- Airframe hours
- 42,596
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 15,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 8, 1983
- Departed
- COL · Colorado Spring, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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