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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Oakland, CA · August 6, 2010

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Date
August 6, 2010 · 07:40 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N456WN
Reported as
Boeing 737-7H4
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
142
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N456WNRegistered now · Boeing 737-7H4S/N 32463 · Built 2004Airframe modelBoeing 737-7H4Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 8/06/10 at or about 07:35 am, an electric tug manufactured by stewart & stevenson aircraft ground equipment model & serial number GT1628-237, struck a parked Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft causing damage to the right hand side nose wheel landing gear door. The location of this incident occurred at the Oakland international airport (oak), at southwest airlines passenger terminal gate number 25. The driver of said tug sustained injuries requiring emergency medical treatment and transport. A witness from within the Oakland terminal relayed that he had heard an odd sound saw the tow bar move from its stationary position, and observed the aircraft tug with its driver suddenly lurch forward and impact the aircraft nose. The driver was then seen wedged between the tug and aircraft nose. He reported seeing no other individuals nearby or around the tug at the time of the collision. He recalled numerous individuals running to the aid of the tug driver following said collision. No one on the ground had witnessed the collision. A responder to the scene stated that he had moved the drive selector out of drive and turned the tug power off prior to administering aid to the driver. Airlines management based at the Oakland airport reported that the tug driver commented that the tug had suddenly lurched forward into the aircraft nose. Port of Oakland incident and injury reports document that the tug driver commented that the tug raced towards the aircraft nose at tug start-up. The brakes failed to stop the tug before impacting the aircraft nose.

As the FAA filed it

ON 8/06/10 AT OR ABOUT 07:35 AM, AN ELECTRIC TUG MANUFACTURED BY STEWART & STEVENSON AIRCRAFT GROUND EQUIPMENT MODEL & SERIAL NUMBER GT1628-237, STRUCK A PARKED BOEING 737-7H4 AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE LOCATION OF THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OAK), AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PASSENGER TERMINAL GATE NUMBER 25. THE DRIVER OF SAID TUG SUSTAINED INJURIES REQUIRING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT. A WITNESS FROM WITHIN THE OAKLAND TERMINAL RELAYED THAT HE HAD HEARD AN ODD SOUND SAW THE TOW BAR MOVE FROM ITS STATIONARY POSITION, AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TUG WITH ITS DRIVER SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD AND IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE. THE DRIVER WAS THEN SEEN WEDGED BETWEEN THE TUG AND AIRCRAFT NOSE. HE REPORTED SEEING NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS NEARBY OR AROUND THE TUG AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. HE RECALLED NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS RUNNING TO THE AID OF THE TUG DRIVER FOLLOWING SAID COLLISION. NO ONE ON THE GROUND HAD WITNESSED THE COLLISION. A RESPONDER TO THE SCENE STATED THAT HE HAD MOVED THE DRIVE SELECTOR OUT OF DRIVE AND TURNED THE TUG POWER OFF PRIOR TO ADMINISTERING AID TO THE DRIVER. AIRLINES MANAGEMENT BASED AT THE OAKLAND AIRPORT REPORTED THAT THE TUG DRIVER COMMENTED THAT THE TUG HAD SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE. PORT OF OAKLAND INCIDENT AND INJURY REPORTS DOCUMENT THAT THE TUG DRIVER COMMENTED THAT THE TUG RACED TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AT TUG START-UP. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TUG BEFORE IMPACTING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE.