# Accident 19920321006949A: Boeing 757222, Phoenix, AZ, March 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1992, 13:29 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 33.4348° N, 112.0289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4348&lon=-112.0289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519UA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- People aboard: 153
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,564 total, 748 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321006949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND CREWMAN LEG WAS SEVERED BY THE 757S NOSE WHEEL DURING PUSH BACK FROM GATE. CREWMAN IN WRONG POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA147), Mar 21, 1992: Boeing 757-222 (N519UA), Phoenix, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: THE GROUND GUIDE'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES AND HIS IMPROPER VISUAL LOOKOUT BY FAILING TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE NOSE GEAR DURING THE PUSH BACK OPERATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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