Boeing 717-200 N894AT
5 October 2012 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 2012 at about 01:10 local time, a Boeing 717-200 registered N894AT, operated by Southwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. 108 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- General Mitchell International (KMKE)
- Coordinates
- 42.9414, -87.8914
- Aircraft
- Boeing 717-200
- Registration
- N894AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Milwaukee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
Probable cause
An obstruction (a sleeve of cups) that lodged under the catering truck brake pedal, which prevented the driver from stopping the truck before it struck the parked airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight arrived at its gate and passengers began deplaning. A catering truck approached the right front service door. The catering truck driver said he applied the brakes three times in an attempt to stop the truck before it struck the airplane. The truck driver subsequently found that a “sleeve of hot/cold cups” rolled under the brake pedal and obstructed its movement.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 717 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2009 | Boeing 717-200 | Inverness, Florida, United States | Airtran Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2009 | Boeing 717-200 | Pleasant Grove, North Carolina, United States | Air Tran Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2016 | Boeing 717 200 | Hopewell, Virginia, United States | Delta Air Lines | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2018 | Boeing 717 | Melbourne, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 28 Feb 2006 | Boeing 717-200 | Paraburdoo, Australia | National Jet | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2006 | Boeing 717-200 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Midwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2012 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States | Dangberg Dennis | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Scott IRONSIDES | East Troy, Wisconsin, United States | Ronald G. Scott | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2012 | Lake LA4 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Fantasy Air ALLEGRO 2000 | Bear Creek, Wisconsin, United States | Peter Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2012 | Robinson R44 II | Belgium, Wisconsin, United States | Sun Aero Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2012 | Piper PA-22-150 | East Troy, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |