# Incident 20050824017789I: Boeing 777222, Seattle, WA, August 24, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2005, 12:52 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-222 (registry code 1385219, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777222
- People aboard: 228
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050824017789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALASKA AIRLINES B-737 (N317AS) WAS PARKED AT SEA GATE C17. UNITED AIRLINES B-777 (N223UA) FLIGHT 875 WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE N7 WHEN L/H WING TIP STRUCK THE RUDDER OF THE ALASKA B-737. MINOR DAMAGE TO B-777 WING TIP. RUDDER CHANGE ON THE B-737. NO INJURIES ON B-777. TRACTOR DRIVER AND WING WALKER SENT FOR DRUG TESTING.

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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