# Accident 20081228852959A: Boeing 757351, Seattle, WA, December 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2008, 07:05 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 47.4497° N, 122.3117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4497&lon=-122.3117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N585NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-351 (registry code 1384991, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-351) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757351
- Reported engine: PWA PW2040
- People aboard: 195
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081228852959A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 28, 2008 AT APPROX 0659 AM AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, N397DA, B-737-832 OPERATED BY DELTA AIRLINES, COLLIDED DURING PUSH BACK WITH N585NW, B-757-351 OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES AS IT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK.  BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND LEFT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF EACH AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN EITHER AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR09FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA068), Dec 28, 2008: Boeing 757-351 (N585NW), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tug operator and wing walker of the other airplane to maintain clearance with this aircraft during the pushback process in dark night. Also causal was the ramp controller's…

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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