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| Date: | Sunday 17 March 2002 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N935AS |
| MSN: | 49236/1235 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 50553 hours |
| Engine model: | PW JT8D-219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Alaska Airlines flight AS196, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 airplane, N935AS, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, B-16106, at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The MD-11 was not damaged. The two airplanes collided after the MD-82 had been pushed back from the gate area, and while the MD-11 was taxiing to parking.
The MD-11's flight was being conducted as a cargo flight, operated as Flight 632, by Eva Air. The MD-11's flight originated at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan.
Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and heavy snow showers with reduced visibility were reported at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The failure of the flight crew of the other airplane (MD-11) to maintain clearance while taxiing and the MD-82 ground-marshaling personnel's failure to follow procedures/directives when they did not display an emergency stop signal to the flight crew of the other airplane. Factors contributing to the accident were heavy snow showers and snow-covered terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02FA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 2000 | N935AS | Alaska Airlines | 0 | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) | |
non |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 10:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 25-Mar-2024 15:37 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2024 15:38 | ASN | Updated |
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