# Incident 20060119001329I: Boeing 777222, Denver, CO, January 19, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2006, 11:15 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.8583° N, 104.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8583&lon=-104.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N798UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N798UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-222 (registry code 1385219, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777222
- People aboard: 187
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06IA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060119001329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DE ICED. THE DE ICE TRUCK WORKING THE RIGHT REAR AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RIGHT WING AILERON. THE DE ICE TRUCK WAS MAKING A TURNING ARC TO THE RIGHT BUT FAILED TO TURN IN AN ARC TIGHT ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE WING/AILERON. THE RIGHT AILERON WAS CRUSHED FORWARD, WRINKLED AND TORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN06IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06IA034), Jan 19, 2006: Boeing B777-200B (N798UA), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the truck driver's failure to maintain clearance from the airplane and the boom operator's failure to adequately clear the boom from the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the low visibility…

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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