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
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(-23) During a/c push back, the tug lost power causing it's controls to lock up. The operator scraped the right front forward belly door with the tugs spot light causing a 10 inch long dent. As a preventive measure to eliminate this type of incident in the future express one will institute a policy of utilizing a headset for future pushback operations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A/C PUSH BACK, THE TUG LOST POWER CAUSING IT'S CONTROLS TO LOCK UP. THE OPERATOR SCRAPED THE RIGHT FRONT FORWARD BELLY DOOR WITH THE TUGS SPOT LIGHT CAUSING A 10 INCH LONG DENT. AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE TO ELIMINATE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IN THE FUTURE EXPRESS ONE WILL INSTITUTE A POLICY OF UTILIZING A HEADSET FOR FUTURE PUSHBACK OPERATIONS.
Other reports on N742RW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.