# Accident 20010206000489A: Fokker F28MK0100, Boston, MA, February 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2001, 12:15 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.3683° N, 71.0150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3683&lon=-71.0150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1457B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1457B-2006-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010206000489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN FLIGHT 1813 BOS>DCA DURING PUSHBACK FROM GATE 19 A/C LURCHED FORWARD WHEN SECOND ENGINE WAS STARTED CAUSING TOWBAR TO BEND IN HALF AND A/C THEN CONTINUED AND STRUCK TOW TRACTOR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO LOWER FUSELAGE, NOSE STRUT, NOSE TIRES, AND FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD. PASSENGERS DEPLANED THROUGH R-1 DOOR AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AND AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.

## 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 NYC01LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA077), Feb 6, 2001: Fokker F28 MK 0100 (N1457B), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the flight crew to follow the checklist prior to engine start, and their subsequent diverted attention during engine start.

## Other reports on N1457B (1)

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

- [Incident 19950729027229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729027229I), Jul 29, 1995: Fokker F28MK0100 (N1457B), Omaha, NE. Diverted to oma due loss NR1 hydraulic system fluid.NR2 hydraulic pump leaking.

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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