Status: | 5 |
Date: | Tuesday 15 October 2002 |
Time: | 12:24 |
Type: | Avro RJ85 |
Operated by: | Mesaba Airlines |
On behalf of: | Northwest Airlink |
Registration: | N528XJ |
MSN: | E2353 |
First flight: | 1999-06-19 (3 years 4 months) |
Engines: | 4 Lycoming LF507-1F |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The Avro RJ85 was had received a maintenance check and was being taxied back to the terminal. The mechanics were not able to stop the plane in time. It collided with the jetway at gate C2, causing considerable damage to the jetway as a well as the airplane. The no. 1 engine was almost entirely ripped off its mountings and the flight deck sustained serious structural damage.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Smiliner.com
Photos
accident date:
15-10-2002type: Avro RJ85
registration: N528XJ
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.