Narrative:
The aircraft was exiting the ramp area onto a taxiway when the pilot observed a motor grader coming from the left and it collided with the left wing of the aircraft. The motor grader was not on the marked roadway nor in contact with the ATC.
Probable cause: "The vehicle operator's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout."
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 1992 |
| Time: | 11:23 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator: | Aeroméxico |
| Registration: | XA-AMF |
| MSN: | 48130/976 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 34120 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH), United States of America |
| Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN), Mexico |
The aircraft was exiting the ramp area onto a taxiway when the pilot observed a motor grader coming from the left and it collided with the left wing of the aircraft. The motor grader was not on the marked roadway nor in contact with the ATC.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "The vehicle operator's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX to Cancún Airport as the crow flies is 1299 km (812 miles).
Distance from Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX to Cancún Airport as the crow flies is 1299 km (812 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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