# Incident 19970615018279I: Doug MD88, Newark, NJ, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 14:37 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: UBBF
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: PRMDE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615018279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: APU INOPERATIVE. STARTED #2 ENGINE ON THE GATE. AIRCRAFT PUSHED BACK BY TUG. TOW TEAM CLEARED CREW TO CROSS START #1 ENGINE. DURING STARTING OF #1 ENGINE WHICH CREATED EXCESSIVE THRUST & DURING THE FORWARD MOTION OF TUG PULLING AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT PUSHED TUG AND OVERRAN TOWBAR, STRIKING TUG WITH RIGHT HAND SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, CREATING A DENT 3/8" DEEP, 4" LONG. TUG SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED BEFORE ANY CROSS START SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE THRUST, ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.

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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