Douglas DC-8-62 N995CF

Summary

On 17 December 1999 at about 22:04 local time, a Douglas DC-8-62 registered N995CF, operated by Emery Worldwide Airlines, was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 December 1999 at 22:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Indianapolis Int'l (IND)

Coordinates

39.7294, -86.2905

Aircraft

Douglas DC-8-62

Registration

N995CF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Emery Worldwide Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA047

Nobody was injured.

the flight crew misjudged the clearance between their right wing and the radome of the parked aircraft. A factor associated with the accident was the ground handling contractor failed to identify the unsafe/hazardous condition that existed on the congested ramp area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The right wing of a DC-8, Flight #638, collided with the radome of a parked DC-10 while taxing on the United Stated Postal Service (USPS) Eagle Hub Ramp. The DC-8 crew stated that the marshaller signaled them to pull forward out of the spot, then he signaled them to make a left turn to follow the green taxi line. The marshaller released the airplane prior to it intercepting the taxi line. It was during the turn that the airplanes collided. The USPS was conducting C-Net operations at the time of the accident. C-Net operations are in affect for the two weeks prior to Christmas during which parking and taxi routes are modified to support an increased number of cargo flights in airplanes larger then those normally used. Temporary dashed green taxi lines are painted on the ramp for C-Net operations. The ground handling contractor changed their procedures after this accident. The new procedures state that one marshaller will signal the airplane out of the parking spot and onto the appropriate taxi line, at which time a second marshaller will take over and direct the crew through the ramp area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.