20070510007179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · Baltimore, MD · May 10, 2007

Date
May 10, 2007 · 06:25 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Baltimore-Washington International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N655AA
Reported as
Boeing 757223
Fatal injuries
0

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 pushback in a tight alleyway the tug driver did not see the wingwalker signaling the "stop" signal. Consequently, the right winglet of the towed aircraft struck the right elevator of the parked aircraft. Minor damage was inflicted on both aircraft. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING PUSHBACK IN A TIGHT ALLEYWAY THE TUG DRIVER DID NOT SEE THE WINGWALKER SIGNALING THE "STOP" SIGNAL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WINGLET OF THE TOWED AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED ON BOTH AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^