- Date
- May 13, 1982, 15:11 local (20:11 UTC)
- Place
- St. Louis, MO
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2233QCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72703
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing in close to deplane his passengers, the commuter pilot pulled in behind a parked northwest orient 727. As he approached the rear of the 727, the pilot turned the Cessna 402B to the right so that the passenger door would be facing the gate. As the aircraft swung thru this turn arc, the horizontal stabilizer and rudder came into contact with the Boeing's #2 engine exhaust nozzle. The Boeing was not damaged and there were no injuries. Ground guides were not being used.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2233Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B0319
- Airframe hours
- 6,050
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Trans Mo Airlines
- Registered owner
- Trans Mo Airlines
- Departed
- AIZ · Kaiser, MO
- Destination
- STL · St Louis, MO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- STL · Lambert-St. Louis Intl
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,130 total · 380 in this make and model · 1,980 as pilot in command · 86 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL
Other investigations on N2233Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.