# Incident 20050119001889I: Boeing 757324, Austin, TX, January 19, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2005, 07:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 30.1945° N, 97.6699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (AUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1945&lon=-97.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57857, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57857) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-324 (registry code 1384930, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757324
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050119001889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE WITH A TUG AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO WING-WALKERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED INTO THE AIRPORT RAMP BLAST FENCE. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE APU INLET AIR DOOR. AUSTIN-AIRMOTIVE PERFORMED THE REPAIR AND SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE 24 HOURS LATER. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI

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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