VETTENUT sent me a slide show today of a jet that got just a tad to close to the terminal
Went and dug up the preliminary accident report..........
Status: - (No safety board investigation)
Date: 15 OCT 2002
Time: 12:24
Type: Avro RJ.85
Operator: Northwest Airlink / Mesaba Airlines
Registration: N528XJ
C/n / msn: E.2353
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
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM) (United States of America)
Phase: Taxi (TXI)
Nature: -
Departure airport: -
Destination airport: -
Narrative:
The Avro RJ.85 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 nr.1 engine was almost entirey ripped off its mountings and the flight deck sustained serious structural damage.
