# Accident 20110531013149A: Boeing 757-222, Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2011, 12:15 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 33.9389° N, 118.4047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9389&lon=-118.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526UA-2019-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757-222
- Reported engine: P & W PW2040
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110531013149A

## Narrative

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

DURING PUSH-BACK FOR TAKEOFF, TOWBAR PIN SHEARED AND AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL ROLLED OVER A GROUND CREWMEMBER'S FOOT.

## 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 WPR11LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA300), May 31, 2011: Boeing 757-222 (N526UA), Los Angeles, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The ground crewmembers’ failure to follow proper procedures for removing a stuck or jammed tow bar, which resulted in a ground crew injury.

## Other reports on N526UA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110926028409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110926028409I), Sep 26, 2011: Boeing 757-222 (N526UA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. On September 26, 2011, 1637 mountain daylight time, a Boeing B-757-222, registration number N526UA, operated by united air lines (ual) as flight 909, and…
- [Incident 20070524016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070524016189I), May 24, 2007: Boeing 757222 (N526UA), Newark, NJ, No damage. (-23) Ual 90 sfo-ewr departed with 51,600 lbs of fuel of which only 1600 lbs was for holding. Regulatory reserve fuel was 5000 lbs, with no alternate fuel…
- [Incident 20040827027429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040827027429I), Aug 27, 2004: Boeing 757222 (N526UA), Minor damage. (-23) Uala flight yvr-ord diverted to seattle-tacoma airport because of a flight control vibration. The aircraft landed without incident. Inspection of the…

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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