# Incident 19981002040319I: Doug DC934, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1998, 08:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N928L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC934
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002040319I

## Narrative

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

(-5) AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE. THE TUG AND TOWBAR WERE DISCONNECTED. THE #2 ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE #1 ENGINE START VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN AND CAPTAIN STATED HE NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE PUSH BACK UNIT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RADOME.

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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