| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 2002 |
| Time: | 12:24 |
| Type: |  Avro RJ85 |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlink, opb Mesaba Airlines |
| Registration: | N528XJ |
| MSN: | E2353 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LF507-1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |
The Avro RJ85 was had received a maintenance check and was being taxied back to the terminal. The mechanics were not able to stop the plane in time. It collided with the jetway at gate C2, causing considerable damage to the jetway as a well as the airplane. The no. 1 engine was almost entirely ripped off its mountings and the flight deck sustained serious structural damage.
Sources:
Smiliner.com
Location
Images:
photo (c) William Farris; Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM); 18 January 2020
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