# Incident 19980121004719I: Boeing 72722C, Baltimore, MD, January 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1998, 05:38 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421EX-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,100 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980121004719I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING PUSHBACK, TUG SKIDDED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND "JACK KNIFED" TO 80 DEGREE NOSE WHEEL LEFT TURN LIMIT. AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE NOT SET. TOW BAR WAS DISCONNECTED. AIRCRAFT SWUNG LEFT, AND HIT THE TUG. GROUND TO CREW INTER-PHONES WERE NOT USED DURING PUSHBACK. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT GET A SET-BRAKE SIGNAL FROM GROUND CREW. ALL THREE ENGINES WERE RUNNING DURING INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N421EX (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010331012349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331012349I), Mar 31, 2001: Boeing 72722C (N421EX), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) Enroute from denver to Indianapolis, ryan's B-727 reported a hydraulic problem. The captain declared an emergency and uneventful landing was accomplished…
- [Incident 19900310018599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900310018599I), Mar 10, 1990: Boeing 72722C (N421EX), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Struck runway lights before returning to runway.

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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