# Incident 20081107850709I: Boeing 7377H4, Salt Lake City, UT, November 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2008, 15:15 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 40.7883° N, 111.9778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7883&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B24 series (registry code 13044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7377H4
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09IA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081107850709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N254WN WAS ISSUE A PUSH BACK CLEARANCE AT GATE B13 WITH THE INTENTION OF FLIGHT.  WHILE PUSHING OUT, THE TUG OPERATOR DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO THE JET WAY TO HIS LEFT WHICH SEPARATED GATE B13 AND GATE B15.  THE WING WALKER (GROUND GUIDE) OBSERVED WHAT WAS LIKEY TO HAPPEN IF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE PUSH BACK AND TRIED TO SIGNAL THE TUG TO STOP.  HOWEVER, THE TUG OPERATOR FAILED TO OBSERVE HIM IN TIME TO PREVENT THE SLIGHT COLLISION OF THE RIGHT WINGLET OF THE PUSH BACK AIRCRAFT AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WINGLET ON THE ADJACENT B-737 (N28SW) WHICH WAS STOPPED AND OFF-LOADING PASSENGERS AT GATE B15.

## 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 WPR09IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09IA033), Nov 7, 2008: Boeing 737-700 (N254WN), Salt Lake City, UT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The tug driver's failure to maintain situational awareness during the push back operation.

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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