20020120002439A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Washington, DC · January 20, 2002

Date: January 20, 2002 · 07:15 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: Dulles International
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N837AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA056
Reported as: Doug DC932

N837ATRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2004 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32S/N 45774 · Built 1968 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) During pushback from gate B-24 on icy ramp with both engines running tug driver began turning the aircraft as he approached the vehicle lanes. As the turn was accomplished and the aircraft was completely onto taxiway with tail facing the east and the nose facing the west the aircraft began to skid laterally to the starboard side and the tug vehicle started to skid laterally to the port side. With aircraft and tug vehicle both sliding at the same time a collision occurred with the upper left corner of the tug vehicle and the right side forward fuselage area of the aircraft, causing substantial damage. There were no chains on the push vehicle and the operator was not on headset communication with the pilot per air tran gmm procedures. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING PUSHBACK FROM GATE B-24 ON ICY RAMP WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING TUG DRIVER BEGAN TURNING THE AIRCRAFT AS HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE LANES. AS THE TURN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY ONTO TAXIWAY WITH TAIL FACING THE EAST AND THE NOSE FACING THE WEST THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID LATERALLY TO THE STARBOARD SIDE AND THE TUG VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID LATERALLY TO THE PORT SIDE. WITH AIRCRAFT AND TUG VEHICLE BOTH SLIDING AT THE SAME TIME A COLLISION OCCURRED WITH THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE TUG VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO CHAINS ON THE PUSH VEHICLE AND THE OPERATOR WAS NOT ON HEADSET COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT PER AIR TRAN GMM PROCEDURES. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC02LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDulles, VAThe lack of direction from the operator on how to perform pushbacks on an icy ramp, which led to the tug driver positioning the tug at an angle to the nose of the airplane that allowed the airplane to move forward and strike the tug. Factors were the…Jan 20, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N837AT · 2

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

Incident 20021101031009ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Pittsburgh, PA(-23) On 11/01/02, airtran flight 985 a DC-9-32, made an emergency landing on runway 32, at Pittsburgh international airport (pit), shortly after departure due to smoke in cabin as reported by flight attendant. The airplane landed without incident and…Nov 1, 2002 Incident 20020320006969IClimb · Bloomington-Nor, IL(-23)[privacy data omitted] after takeoff and climb, the aircraft experienced a pressurization "bump" and one of the cabin attendants informed the crew of a sound coming from the empennage area. The crew declared an emergency and returned to bmi where an…Mar 20, 2002