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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 767 · Ft Worth, TX · October 11, 1997

Date
October 11, 1997 · 11:15 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N39356
Reported as
Boeing 767
People aboard
1
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: an A&P supervisor and his ground crew taxied a B-767 to an airshow static area and attempted to turn the aircraft around. The aircraft's nosewheel dropped off the edge of the taxiway, and became lodged in the mud. This incident is closed with this report. The A&P supervisor did not exercise proper judgment in determining necessary procedures and resources needed to safely taxi an aircraft. The mechanic operated this aircraft carelessly, endangering life and property.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AN A&P SUPERVISOR AND HIS GROUND CREW TAXIED A B-767 TO AN AIRSHOW STATIC AREA AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSEWHEEL DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY, AND BECAME LODGED IN THE MUD. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. THE A&P SUPERVISOR DID NOT EXERCISE PROPER JUDGMENT IN DETERMINING NECESSARY PROCEDURES AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SAFELY TAXI AN AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC OPERATED THIS AIRCRAFT CARELESSLY, ENDANGERING LIFE AND PROPERTY.