20000913027119I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-724 · San Jose, CA · September 13, 2000

Date
September 13, 2000 · 15:05 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
San Jose International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27734
Reported as
Boeing 737724
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total10,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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)After pusk-back of the aircraft, ramp agentprivacy data omitted(tug driver and on the headset) stated to the pilot on the headset, "brakes set, ready to disconnect". Pilot responded by stating, "brakes set, clear to disconnect". privacy data omitted Signaled to privacy data omitted (second ramp agent) to disconnect the tow bar. privacy data omitted Disconnected the towbar and locking pin. privacy data omitted Stated, "have a safe flight". Pilot responed by stating, "see ya." privacy data omitted Signaled to privacy data omitted to disconnect headset. privacy data omitted Disconnected the headset and walked bact to the tug. As she was walking back to the tug, the aircraft increased power and began to taxi. privacy data omitted Yelled to privacy data omitted to run and they both ran from the tug and aircraft. The third ramp-agent walked back toward operations after the aircraft was in the taxiway. The aircraft's number one engine struck the tug. The crew declined to comment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER PUSK-BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT, RAMP AGENT^PRIVACY DATA^(TUG DRIVER AND ON THE HEADSET) STATED TO THE PILOT ON THE HEADSET, "BRAKES SET, READY TO DISCONNECT". PILOT RESPONDED BY STATING, "BRAKES SET, CLEAR TO DISCONNECT". ^PRIVACY D^ SIGNALED TO ^PRIVACY DATA^ (SECOND RAMP AGENT) TO DISCONNECT THE TOW BAR. ^PRIVACY DA^ DISCONNECTED THE TOWBAR AND LOCKING PIN. ^PRIVACY D^ STATED, "HAVE A SAFE FLIGHT". PILOT RESPONED BY STATING, "SEE YA." ^PRIVACY D^ SIGNALED TO ^PRIVACY DA^ TO DISCONNECT HEADSET. ^PRIVACY DA^ DISCONNECTED THE HEADSET AND WALKED BACT TO THE TUG. AS SHE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE TUG, THE AIRCRAFT INCREASED POWER AND BEGAN TO TAXI. ^PRIVACY D^ YELLED TO ^PRIVACY DA^ TO RUN AND THEY BOTH RAN FROM THE TUG AND AIRCRAFT. THE THIRD RAMP-AGENT WALKED BACK TOWARD OPERATIONS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NUMBER ONE ENGINE STRUCK THE TUG. THE CREW DECLINED TO COMMENT.