19940108004209I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737401 · Islip, NY · January 8, 1994

Date
January 8, 1994 · 11:20 local
Place
Islip, NY
Airport
Long Island Mac Arthur
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RIVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N402KW
Reported as
Boeing 737401
People aboard
136
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total2,500 in this make and model240 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.

Narrative: on January 8, 1994, about 1120 EST, a Boeing B737-400, N402KW, registered to international lease finance corp. operated by carnival airlines, inc. piloted by marcus l. elder (PIC) and richard a. lytle (F/0) loaded with 130 passengers and six crew members slid on a main terminal ramp patch of ice and hit a parked business express, short 360, N824BE. There were no injuries suffered by the passengers or crew members. The short 360 sustained minor damage to its right wing strut, one propeller blade, and fuselage section. The flight crew stated that the aircraft had been pushed back from the gate. And after the tow tractor ground crew had disconnected the towbar from the aircraft, it started to slide forward on the ice and they were not able to brake the aircraft to a stop. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. Carnival flight no.41 was destined for tampa, FL. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 8, 1994, ABOUT 1120 EST, A BOEING B737-400, N402KW, REGISTERED TO INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORP. OPERATED BY CARNIVAL AIRLINES, INC. PILOTED BY MARCUS L. ELDER (PIC) AND RICHARD A. LYTLE (F/0) LOADED WITH 130 PASSENGERS AND SIX CREW MEMBERS SLID ON A MAIN TERMINAL RAMP PATCH OF ICE AND HIT A PARKED BUSINESS EXPRESS, SHORT 360, N824BE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUFFERED BY THE PASSENGERS OR CREW MEMBERS. THE SHORT 360 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT WING STRUT, ONE PROPELLER BLADE, AND FUSELAGE SECTION. THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE. AND AFTER THE TOW TRACTOR GROUND CREW HAD DISCONNECTED THE TOWBAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT, IT STARTED TO SLIDE FORWARD ON THE ICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BRAKE THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. CARNIVAL FLIGHT NO.41 WAS DESTINED FOR TAMPA, FL. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.