# Incident 19921102052269I: Fokker F28MK4000, Philadelphia, PA, November 2, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1992, 20:35 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489US-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102052269I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A PUSH-BACK TUG WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. TUG WAS UNLIGHTED.

## Other reports on N489US (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890819034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819034369A), Aug 19, 1989: Fokker F28MK4000 (N489US), Vero Beach, FL. Encountered severe clear air turbulence at FL250. A flight attendant broke her ankle when thrown to the floor.

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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