# Accident 20010323014739A: Boeing 727251, Memphis, TN, March 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2001, 21:10 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.0298° N, 90.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0298&lon=-90.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275US-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323014739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT DEPARTURE TIME, RAMP PERSONNEL WERE NOT ABLE TO REMOVE RIGHTMAIN INBOARD WHEEL CHOCK. WITH TWO RAMP PERSONNEL DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT (POWERBACK COORDINATOR, AND WING WALKER), THE POWERBACK COORDINATOR WAS TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT POWER FORWARD, AND THE WING WALKER WAS TO REMOVE THE WHEEL CHOCK, THEN REPOSITION HIMSELF TO THE LEFT WING POSITION.  AS THE WING WALKER WAS EXITING FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT, THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE DEPLOYED.  THEREVERSE THRUST KNOCKED THE WING WALKER TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

## 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 ATL01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA041), Mar 23, 2001: Boeing 727-200 (N275US), Memphis, TN, no damage. Probable cause: The Powerback Coordinator's failure to follow powerback procedures which resulted in jet blast injuries to the wing walker. A factor was the stuck wheel chock.

## Other reports on N275US (2)

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

- [Incident 19890911063519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911063519I), Sep 11, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N275US), Detroit, MI. Abusive, profane and uncontrollable female passenger bit crew member. Appeared drunk or drugs. Police met flight.
- [Incident 19870614046489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614046489I), Jun 14, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N275US), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. During powerback from the gate,the left main departed hard surface. Mired in soft sod. New procedure established.

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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