# Accident 20130510007111A: Boeing 737-7H4, Phoenix, AZ, May 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2013, 11:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.4339° N, 112.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4339&lon=-112.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913WN) (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 737-7H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B24
- People aboard: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13IA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13IA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130510007111A

## Narrative

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

SWAA N913NW WAS PUSHED BACK FROM THE PASSENGER LOADING GATE WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP WINGLET CONTACTED THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE OF ANOTHER  PARKED 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 WPR13IA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13IA226), May 10, 2013: Boeing 737-7H4 (N913WN), Phoenix, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tug operator and wing walker to adequately monitor the environment during pushback of the airplane from the gate in preparation for flight, which led to the collision of the…

## Other reports on N913WN (1)

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

- [Accident 20101218054602A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101218054602A), Dec 18, 2010: Boeing 737-7H4 (N913WN), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. On December 18, 2010, southwest airlines (swa) flight 3944 (N650SW) received clearance from phl ramp control 2 for pushback from gate E-11 at 1103 EST. It was…

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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