# Incident 20160110000069I: Airbus A319-132, January 10, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2016, 17:50 local time
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GTIA
- Aircraft: N508NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508NK-2024-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A319-132 (registry code 3940015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319-132
- Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160110000069I

## Narrative

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

17:18 - GROUND CREW REQUESTS ATTENTION TO ICY RAMP AREAS AROUND CONCOURSE A.

17:50 - SPIRIT FLIGHT NK251 CLE-ATL PUSHES BACK FROM GATE A6.  GROUND CREW REPORTS SLOW SPEED PUSH WITH INTENTION TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT WITH NOSE FACING GATE A8. AS THE FLIGHT CREW STARTED THE NUMBER 1 (LEFT) ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT AND TUG LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO SLIDE ON THE ICY RAMP. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE TUG WAS SWUNG BEYOND THE 95 DEGREE NOSE STEERING LIMIT.  THE AFT RIGHT CORNER OF THE TUG IMPACTED THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE COWLING AS IT CAME TO A STOP.  DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COWLING WAS NOTED AT THE 3-O'CLOCK POSITION, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES BY 8 INCHES.

17:51 - INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO CLE ATCT BY THE FLIGHT CREW.  NO INJURIES.

18:30 - CONCOURSE A RAMP AREAS INSPECTED, MU VALUE AVERAGE 27 (BORDERLINE "NIL" BRAKING ACTION).

19:01 - SAND AND CHEMICALS APPLIED TO CONCOURSE A RAMP AREAS, MU VALUES REPORTED INCREASING.

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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