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) Northwest airlines flight 1449 was being pushed back from gate B27 at Norfolk International Airport (orf) when the tug driver pushed the aircraft into a parked pinnacle airlines crj. Damage to the northwest Airbus was limited to the RH elevator, breaking off all static wicks and pushing in on elevator trailing edge skin outboard corner. Aircraft returned to gate and passengers and crew deplaned. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1449 WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE B27 AT NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORF) WHEN THE TUG DRIVER PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PARKED PINNACLE AIRLINES CRJ. DAMAGE TO THE NORTHWEST AIRBUS WAS LIMITED TO THE RH ELEVATOR, BREAKING OFF ALL STATIC WICKS AND PUSHING IN ON ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE SKIN OUTBOARD CORNER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE AND PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
Other reports on N302NB · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.