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 October 23, 1996, a Boeing 737, N54SW, operated by southwest airlines during push back operation for departure from Ontario International Airport sustained damage to the left forward lower fuselage. The tow bar shear pins broke allowing the tow vehicle to jackknife and tear the skin of the aircraft. No injuries were reported. The flight was canceled. The post incident investigation revealed that the ground personnel had borrowed a tow vehicle from another airline. The towing procedures for this vehicle are different than those for southwest airlines. This vehicle was smaller than the type used by southwest airlines. This vehicle was not capable of holding the aircraft on an incline with both engines operating. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 23, 1996, A BOEING 737, N54SW, OPERATED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DURING PUSH BACK OPERATION FOR DEPARTURE FROM ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE. THE TOW BAR SHEAR PINS BROKE ALLOWING THE TOW VEHICLE TO JACKKNIFE AND TEAR THE SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELED. THE POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GROUND PERSONNEL HAD BORROWED A TOW VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER AIRLINE. THE TOWING PROCEDURES FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE DIFFERENT THAN THOSE FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. THIS VEHICLE WAS SMALLER THAN THE TYPE USED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE AIRCRAFT ON AN INCLINE WITH BOTH ENGINES OPERATING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N54SW · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.