# Accident 20060727030729A: Boeing 7373B7, Pittsburgh, PA, July 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2006, 09:45 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4881° N, 80.2264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4881&lon=-80.2264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N529AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N529AU-2025-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 128
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,170 total, 1,875 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727030729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC06FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA184), Jul 27, 2006: Boeing 737-300 (N529AU), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane tug driver's inadvertent movement of the tug gear shift lever from forward to reverse, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapse. Contributing to the accident was the defective…

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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