37.7750° N, 122.4194° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 24, 1983 · 13:25 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco Int
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1881U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total400 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot started moving aircraft forward after push back. Hit the tow tug. Stated he had been given the clear signal.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED MOVING AIRCRAFT FORWARD AFTER PUSH BACK. HIT THE TOW TUG. STATED HE HAD BEEN GIVEN THE CLEAR SIGNAL.