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MKC82IA079

1982-05-13 · ST. LOUIS, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82IA079.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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