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Date
September 11, 1998 · 19:35 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N775AU
Reported as
Boeing 7374B7
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
2
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.
(-23) Pilot attempted to taxi aircraft prior to receiving visual all clear signal from the ground personnel. The aircraft struck a tug sitting adjacent to the aircraft causing extensive damage to the aircrafts left engine. No injuries. Approximately $400,000.00 damage to engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO RECEIVING VISUAL ALL CLEAR SIGNAL FROM THE GROUND PERSONNEL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TUG SITTING ADJACENT TO THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT ENGINE. NO INJURIES. APPROXIMATELY $400,000.00 DAMAGE TO ENGINE.