Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
O'hare International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Chicago, Illinois 60666
Wednesday, December 13, 2000 20:50 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The captain of Northwest Airlines (NWA) flight 142 said that after landing they received taxi instructions from the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) to taxi to the gate. The captain said his taxi speed was slow due to snow covering the taxiways and blowing snow. The captain said they stopped on the main taxiway because another airplane was blocking the taxiway into the ramp area. The ATCT instructed NWA flight 142 to hold their position until the airplane blocking the way was moved. The captain of Turkish Airlines flight 6 (THY6) said they saw NWA flight 142 on the taxiway. The tail of the airplane was over the parallel taxiway that THY6 was taxiing on. The captain said they stopped short of the airplane. ATCT instructed THY6 to continue taxiing. The captain on THY6 responded that they were unable to move ahead. The captain said that ATCT told them again to continue taxiing. The captain said they started to taxi then decided they could not get around NWA flight 142. The captain said they stopped but slid into the tail of the airplane. The ATCT ground controller said that THY6 was taxiing northbound for runway 9R. "I observed THY6 holding by A10 and I again restated my instructions. THY6 acknowledged and continued taxiing toward A9. THY6 turned at A9 and clipped the rudder of a NWA DC-9 on Taxiway Bravo." The reported visibility at the time of the incident was 1/2 mile with light snow and mist. The runway visual range for runway 14R was reported as 4,000 feet variable 6,000 feet. The winds were reported as 070 degrees at 6 knots.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Failure of the pilot of the other airplane to maintain clearance. Factors relating to this accident were the snow-covered taxiways and the ground controller disregarding the pilot of the other airplane's warning of the unsafe/hazardous situation of being unable to taxi around the standing Northwest Airlines DC-9 airplane.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 12/13/2000 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 2050 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | Chicago |
| Event State | ILLINOIS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 60666 |
| Event Date Year | 2000 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | O'Hare International Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | ORD |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 658 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2056 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 30 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ORD |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 658 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0.5 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -5 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 70 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.12 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -1806 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 249 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 11443 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 13 2000 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2135 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 29 2003 2:45PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | O'Hare/Schiller Park, Illinois FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
||
|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N9342 | TCJII |
| NTSB Number | CHI01IA046A | CHI01IA046B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 121: Air Carrier | Part 129: Foreign |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes | Yes |
| Damage | Minor | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | McDonnell Douglas | Airbus Industrie |
| Aircraft Model | DC-9-31 | A-340 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 47391 | -- |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 110000 | 588635 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 85 | 271 |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 4 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 17 2000 12:00AM | Jan 12 2000 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 352 | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 80292 | -- |
| ELT Installed | No | No |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Northwest Airlines, Incorporated | Turkish Airlines |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | Department C8960, 5101 Northwest Drive | Atatuk Bulvari No. 154 |
| Aircraft Owner City | St. Paul | Ankara |
| Aircraft Owner State | MN | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | TU |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 55111 | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | Dept C8960 Northwest Drive | -- |
| Operator City | St. Paul | -- |
| Operator State | MN | -- |
| Operator Country | USA | -- |
| Operator Zip code | 55111 | -- |
| Operator Code | NWAA | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | -- | -- |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic | International |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | MSP | ORD |
| Departure City | Minneapolis | Chicago |
| Departure State | MN | IL |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1950 | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | CST | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | ORD | IST |
| Destination City | Chicago | Istanbul |
| Destination State | IL | -- |
| Destination Country | USA | TU |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Standing - engine(s) operating | Taxi - to takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | Yes | Yes |
| Evacuation occurred | No | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 9 2004 2:20PM | Feb 4 2002 2:22PM |
| User who most recently changed record | JOHB | SULP |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- | -- |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |