# Accident 19980808037289A: Airbus A320231, Denver, CO, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P9RA
- Location: 39.7896° N, 104.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7896&lon=-104.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302ML-1999-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-231 (registry code 3930325, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320231
- People aboard: 179
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808037289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN AIRBUS A-320-231 OPERATED AS TRANS MERIDIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1341, TAXIED OVER THE LEG OF A GROUND CREWMAN DURING INITIAL TAXI FOLLOWING PUSH BACK AT DIA. THE CAPTAIN FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE GROUNDCREW WAS CLEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAXIING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, BUT THE GROUND CREWMAN RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED BACK TO THE GATE, WHERE THE CREW AND PASSENGERS DEPLAINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA351), Aug 8, 1998: Airbus Industrie A-320-231 (N302ML), Denver, CO, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crew to comply with braking instructions after being instructed by ground personnel.

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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