What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While being towed to gate 22, nwaa, A-320 aircraft, N327NW collided with the tug when the tug applied the brakes causing it to jack knife and the tow bar to snap in half. The aircraft hit the tug just forward of the avionics vent on the right side of the aircraft causing a 2" diameter puncture forward of the e/e door and continuing down the center line of the aircraft, taking out several antennas, lower beacon and drain masks. The top of the tug was torn off after impact causing damage to the right wing to body fairing (12" gash, 1" wide) and the left MLG door (12" diameter hole). Before coming to rest the tug also broke the left brake line and fitting and destroyed the aft antennas and drain mask. Injury summary not known by ASI.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE BEING TOWED TO GATE 22, NWAA, A-320 AIRCRAFT, N327NW COLLIDED WITH THE TUG WHEN THE TUG APPLIED THE BRAKES CAUSING IT TO JACK KNIFE AND THE TOW BAR TO SNAP IN HALF. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TUG JUST FORWARD OF THE AVIONICS VENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A 2" DIAMETER PUNCTURE FORWARD OF THE E/E DOOR AND CONTINUING DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF THE AIRCRAFT, TAKING OUT SEVERAL ANTENNAS, LOWER BEACON AND DRAIN MASKS. THE TOP OF THE TUG WAS TORN OFF AFTER IMPACT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TO BODY FAIRING (12" GASH, 1" WIDE) AND THE LEFT MLG DOOR (12" DIAMETER HOLE). BEFORE COMING TO REST THE TUG ALSO BROKE THE LEFT BRAKE LINE AND FITTING AND DESTROYED THE AFT ANTENNAS AND DRAIN MASK. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.
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