19951216043759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A300 B4-203 · Los Angeles, CA · December 16, 1995

Date
December 16, 1995 · 13:46 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RIVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N226KW
Reported as
Airbus A300B4203
Reported engine
GE CF650*
People aboard
209
Fatal injuries
0

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 16 December 1995, at approximately 13:30 local time at lax, an A-300 owned and operated by carnival air lines, inc. was being pushed back from gate #119 when the tail section struck the jetway #120. The flight was a regular scheduled revenue passenger flight operated under FAA FAR 121. The aircraft's right hand elevator was damaged enough to cancel the flight. There were no reported injuries to the 10 flight crew memers or to it's 199 passengers. The pilot did file a standard IFR flight plan. The flight crew were all properly certificated under FAR 121 and did not contribute in anyway leading toward this incident. The mercury air group, inc tug operator that was contracted by carnival failed to follow instructions given to him to stop. We consider this matter closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 16 DECEMBER 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 LOCAL TIME AT LAX, AN A-300 OWNED AND OPERATED BY CARNIVAL AIR LINES, INC. WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE #119 WHEN THE TAIL SECTION STRUCK THE JETWAY #120. THE FLIGHT WAS A REGULAR SCHEDULED REVENUE PASSENGER FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER FAA FAR 121. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR WAS DAMAGED ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE 10 FLIGHT CREW MEMERS OR TO IT'S 199 PASSENGERS. THE PILOT DID FILE A STANDARD IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT CREW WERE ALL PROPERLY CERTIFICATED UNDER FAR 121 AND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE IN ANYWAY LEADING TOWARD THIS INCIDENT. THE MERCURY AIR GROUP, INC TUG OPERATOR THAT WAS CONTRACTED BY CARNIVAL FAILED TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO HIM TO STOP. WE CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED.