# NTSB MKC83IA115: Lockheed L-1011-385-1, N31013, St. Louis, MO, May 25, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: May 24, 1983, 19:05 local (May 25, 1983, 00:05 UTC)
- Place: St. Louis, MO
- Coordinates: 38.660831, -90.459693 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6608&lon=-90.4597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 131 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83IA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33370/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA115

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - airport facilities,ramp facilities - congested
  - object - vehicle
  - clearance - not maintained, company maintenance personnel
  - visual lookout - not maintained, driver of vehicle
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - disregarded, company maintenance personnel

## Analysis

WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE STRUCK A BAGGAGE CART IN AN AREA NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY AIRCRAFT. THE PILOTSUNDIVIDED ATTENTION WAS TO THE SIGNALMAN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31013-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 193B-1035, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-1011-385-1 (L-1011-385)
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-1011-385-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (registry code 5265010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211-22 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-22-series) (registry code 54554, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1035
- Airframe hours: 25508
- Engines: Rolls-Royce RB-211-22B turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: Transworld Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: PHX, PHOENIX, AZ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: STL, Lambert-St. Louis

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 7,705 total, 467 in this make and model, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Observed at: STL

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19830524033289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830524033289I), May 24, 1983: Lkheed 1011*, St Louis, MO, Minor damage. #1 Engine struck a baggage cart while taxiing to a gate. Pilot and ground crew misjudgement.

## Other investigations on N31013 (4)

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.

- [NTSB LAX90IA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90IA101), Feb 19, 1990: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N31013), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE WELD HOLDING THE SLIP JOINT TO THE PNEUMATIC DUAL COMPENSATOR FROM THE NO. 2 ENGINE.
- [NTSB MKC85IA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85IA131), Jun 11, 1985: Lockheed L-1011 (N31013), St. Louis, MO, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MKC76AK058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK058), Jun 1, 1976: Lockheed L-1011 (N31013), Salina, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76IL023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76IL023), Oct 2, 1975: Lockheed 1011 (N31013), Philadelphia, PA, incident, no damage

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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