29.4241° N, 98.4936° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 7, 1985 · 07:30 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N320AU
Reported as
Boeing 7372B7
People aboard
22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,000 total200 in this make and model200 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.
Wingtip struck jetway as aircraft taxied out of gate. Pilot made turn without reverse taxi.
As the FAA filed it
WINGTIP STRUCK JETWAY AS AIRCRAFT TAXIED OUT OF GATE. PILOT MADE TURN WITHOUT REVERSE TAXI.