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) A "bag runner", loading bags at a different gate, saw the aircraft pulling into gate 12 and ran over to marshall in swaa 1338. The regular "marshaler" thought the flight to be delayed and went on another errand. As the aircraft approached the gate the "bag runner's" hands still indicated about two feet to go but the captain sensed he was too FAR forward and stopped the aircraft. The result was the left engine cowl hit the jet-bridge, causing minor damage. The aircraft was removed from service by maintenance, and ferried to phx for repair.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A "BAG RUNNER", LOADING BAGS AT A DIFFERENT GATE, SAW THE AIRCRAFT PULLING INTO GATE 12 AND RAN OVER TO MARSHALL IN SWAA 1338. THE REGULAR "MARSHALER" THOUGHT THE FLIGHT TO BE DELAYED AND WENT ON ANOTHER ERRAND. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GATE THE "BAG RUNNER'S" HANDS STILL INDICATED ABOUT TWO FEET TO GO BUT THE CAPTAIN SENSED HE WAS TOO FAR FORWARD AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE RESULT WAS THE LEFT ENGINE COWL HIT THE JET-BRIDGE, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE BY MAINTENANCE, AND FERRIED TO PHX FOR REPAIR.
Other reports on N522SW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.