What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) American airlines flight 250, a B-757, had pushed back from gate 9 at John Wayne airport (ksna) with tail south. Engines had been started and ground handling crew had disconnected and departed the scene. The aircraft was preparing to taxi to the active runway when an Orange county fire truck rolled across the ramp from the vicinity of gate 10 and collided with the aircraft, striking it just inboard of the right engine. There was damage to the right side of the fuselage, the right leading edge device and some foreign object damage to the right engine. The fire truck sustained damage to the windsheild, rear view mirror, foam dispenser and cab fairing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 250, A B-757, HAD PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 9 AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (KSNA) WITH TAIL SOUTH. ENGINES HAD BEEN STARTED AND GROUND HANDLING CREW HAD DISCONNECTED AND DEPARTED THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WHEN AN ORANGE COUNTY FIRE TRUCK ROLLED ACROSS THE RAMP FROM THE VICINITY OF GATE 10 AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT, STRIKING IT JUST INBOARD OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE DEVICE AND SOME FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE FIRE TRUCK SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHEILD, REAR VIEW MIRROR, FOAM DISPENSER AND CAB FAIRING.
NTSB investigation
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