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FAA incident report · Airbus A319-111 · Indianapolis, IN · July 18, 2005

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Date
July 18, 2005 · 14:40 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N940FR
Reported as
Airbus A319111
People aboard
126
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total1,300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N940FRRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2012 · Airbus A319-111S/N 2465Airframe modelAirbus A319-111

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft number 1 was united express flight #7517 operated by shuttle america departing gate D10 at the ind airport. Aircraft number 2 was frontier airlines flight #619 departing gate D-3 at ind. These concourses share an alley for common pushback, taxi and departure. This area is not under positive control of ATC ground control. The incident occurred at approximately 1440 EST. The FAA ATC ground controller issued a clearance to aircraft #1 to "pushback at pilot's discretion from gate D-10". Aircraft #2 was issued a taxi clearance to "pushback and taxi at pilot's discretion from gate C-3, caution for traffic pushing off of "d" concourse" or words to that effect. Aircraft #1 was parked in the alley after completing his pushback and the ground crew was disconnecting the tow bar from the tug when aircraft #2 chose to attempt to pass on the right side of aircraft #1 in the alley. As he was taxiing a/c #2 struck the right elevator and horizontal tip cap of aircraft #1 with his left winglet assembly. Frontier participates in the asap program and the incident has been referred to the asap review committee for action. The shuttle america aircraft was parked and hooked to the tow tractor at contact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT NUMBER 1 WAS UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT #7517 OPERATED BY SHUTTLE AMERICA DEPARTING GATE D10 AT THE IND AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT NUMBER 2 WAS FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT #619 DEPARTING GATE D-3 AT IND. THESE CONCOURSES SHARE AN ALLEY FOR COMMON PUSHBACK, TAXI AND DEPARTURE. THIS AREA IS NOT UNDER POSITIVE CONTROL OF ATC GROUND CONTROL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1440 EST. THE FAA ATC GROUND CONTROLLER ISSUED A CLEARANCE TO AIRCRAFT #1 TO "PUSHBACK AT PILOT'S DISCRETION FROM GATE D-10". AIRCRAFT #2 WAS ISSUED A TAXI CLEARANCE TO "PUSHBACK AND TAXI AT PILOT'S DISCRETION FROM GATE C-3, CAUTION FOR TRAFFIC PUSHING OFF OF "D" CONCOURSE" OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT. AIRCRAFT #1 WAS PARKED IN THE ALLEY AFTER COMPLETING HIS PUSHBACK AND THE GROUND CREW WAS DISCONNECTING THE TOW BAR FROM THE TUG WHEN AIRCRAFT #2 CHOSE TO ATTEMPT TO PASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT #1 IN THE ALLEY. AS HE WAS TAXIING A/C #2 STRUCK THE RIGHT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL TIP CAP OF AIRCRAFT #1 WITH HIS LEFT WINGLET ASSEMBLY. FRONTIER PARTICIPATES IN THE ASAP PROGRAM AND THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE ASAP REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR ACTION. THE SHUTTLE AMERICA AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND HOOKED TO THE TOW TRACTOR AT CONTACT.