# Accident 19990528006089A: Boeing 727225, Washington, DC, May 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1999, 15:05 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SCNA
- Location: 38.9899° N, 77.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9899&lon=-77.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282SC-2002-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528006089A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE WHEN ONE OF THE ACFTS WINGS STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK. NO INJURIES REPORTED. ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.(-23) DURING PUSH BACK FROM GATE C-24 AT IAD LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A DOBBS CATERING TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TIP OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. APPARENTLY CATERING TRUCK HAD PULLED BEHIND THE A/C AFTER THE PUSH BACK OPERATOR HAD ALREADY COMPLETED HIS WALKAROUND. THE CATERING TRUCK HAD TO STOP BEHIND THE A/C BECAUSE OF A A-320 AIRBUS WAS PULLING INTO THE GATE (C-26) NEXT TO FLIGHT 744. WHEN THE CATERING TRUCK DRIVER REALIZED THAT FLIGHT 744 HAD BEGUN HIS PUSHBACK HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BUT WAS UNABLE. THE LEFT WING TIP SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ALONG WITH THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD AILERON AND OUTBOARD FLAP SECTIONS. THIS ACCIDENT REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 NYC99LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA127), May 28, 1999: Boeing 727 (N282SC), Sterling, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate visual lookout by the tug operator. A factor in this accident was inadequate pushback procedures by the airline which failed to provide proper assistance (wing walkers) to the tug operator.

## Other reports on N282SC (1)

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

- [Incident 19971008038709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971008038709I), Oct 8, 1997: Boeing 727200 (N282SC), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed mco heading 200 then turning & heading to 270 striking a bird in the right 1st officers windshield post, shattering the 1st…

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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