# Accident 20030119000609A: Boeing 757251, New York, NY, January 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2003, 07:10 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030119000609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N550NW, A BOEING-757 PARKED ON GATE #9 AT NWAA LAGUARDIA TERMINAL. DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY CAPTAIN, COLLISION OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT N313NB A NWAA A-319 BEING PARKED ON ADJACENT GATE #10, LEFT WING IMPACTED RIGHT SIDE OF N550NW FUSELAGE (RIGHT SIDE) AT STATION 365-439 STRINGER 17-20R. SUSTAINED DAMAGE: FUSELAGE DAMAGE SUSTAINED FROM STATION 365 TO 439, STRINGERS 17-20 RIGHT, 3 EACH FLOOR BEAMS DAMAGED, 3 EACH CIRCUMFERENTIAL FRAMES DAMAGED, FUSELAGE SKIN TORN STATION 365-439 RIGHT, INSTRUMENT AIR LINE DAMAGED, OXYGEN LINE DAMAGED AND EQUIPMENT COOLING FIBERGLASS DUCT DESTROYED. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FROM NWAA, INSPECTED AREA AND GENERATED TEMP REPAIR, REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AND AIRCRAFT FERRIED UNPRESSURIZED TO MSP FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. SEE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ FOR N313NB INVESTIGATION FINDINGS.

## 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 NYC03FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA039), Jan 19, 2003: Boeing 757-251 (N550NW), Flushing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel failure to maintain aircraft control as a result of excessive throttle input.

## Other reports on N550NW (1)

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

- [Incident 20040531010539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531010539I), May 31, 2004: Boeing 757251 (N550NW), Anchorage, AK. (-23) Northwest gate agent opened aircraft door 1L, while flight attendant still had her hand on the handle. The flight attendant sustained a fractured wrist.

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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