# Incident 20050102001179I: Airbus A320211, Los Angeles, CA, January 2, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2005
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327NW-2026-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050102001179I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N327NW (1)

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

- [Incident 19930422014209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930422014209I), Apr 22, 1993: Airbus A320211 (N327NW), Detroit, MI. Lost control on rollout, veered off runway. Had nosewheel steering anti skid failure and left brake malfunction.

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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