20060727030729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-3B7 · Pittsburgh, PA · July 27, 2006

Date
July 27, 2006 · 09:45 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N529AU
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06FA184
Reported as
Boeing 7373B7
People aboard
128
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,170 total1,875 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During push back, nose gear collapsed. Aft nose wheel doghouse area broken. Pressure vessel bulkhead. Damage makes it an accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING PUSH BACK, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AFT NOSE WHEEL DOGHOUSE AREA BROKEN. PRESSURE VESSEL BULKHEAD. DAMAGE MAKES IT AN ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.