What happened
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American airlines (aala) flight 1365, a B737-823 aircraft, registration number N825NN, operating a revenue flight from laguardia airport (lga), Queens, NY to miami airport (mia), miami, Florida, while pushing back from terminal b, gate D7 made contact with a republic airlines (R61A) flight 4548 (dba American eagle), an ERJ-170-200LR aircraft, registration number N425YX, which was parked on the adjacent gate D5 and had previously arrived from detroit.
According to maintenance records, airline company reports, and airport agency reports the aala aircraft was pushing back from gate D7 and the tug operator started the turn too soon, resulting in the aala aircraft right winglet making contact with the R61A left horizontal stabilizer/elevator. Onboard were the flight crew and 97 passengers. The R61A aircraft was parked on gate D5 and was in the process of deplaning it?s passengers after completing its flight. Onboard were the flight crew and 56 passengers. The aala aircraft was being marshalled out of the gate by two wing walkers. The aala aircraft right winglet struck and impacted the parked R61A aircraft left horizontal stabilizer/elevator. Both aircraft sustained damage. Both aircraft flight crews and passengers were safely deplaned. There were no reported injuries to the flight crew or passengers and no further damage to any other property.
The aala aircraft was repaired in lga and returned to service. The R61A aircraft had repairs accomplished in lga so it could be maintenance ferried to pittsburgh, pa (pit) for completion of repairs.
Weather conditions were overcast and clear with light rain. The tug operator stated his windshield was foggy and was not sure if he had enough clearance, however he continued the push. The right hand wing walker saw the impending potential for contact, put up the stop sign but got no response, he shouted and ran toward the push tractor but got there too late. Tug operator later complained of chest pains and shortness of breath and was sent to the hospital for evaluation. He was released that evening.
As the FAA filed it
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AALA) FLIGHT 1365, A B737-823 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N825NN, OPERATING A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA), QUEENS, NY TO MIAMI AIRPORT (MIA), MIAMI, FLORIDA, WHILE PUSHING BACK FROM TERMINAL B, GATE D7 MADE CONTACT WITH A REPUBLIC AIRLINES (R61A) FLIGHT 4548 (DBA AMERICAN EAGLE), AN ERJ-170-200LR AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N425YX, WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE ADJACENT GATE D5 AND HAD PREVIOUSLY ARRIVED FROM DETROIT.
ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AIRLINE COMPANY REPORTS, AND AIRPORT AGENCY REPORTS THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHING BACK FROM GATE D7 AND THE TUG OPERATOR STARTED THE TURN TOO SOON, RESULTING IN THE AALA AIRCRAFT RIGHT WINGLET MAKING CONTACT WITH THE R61A LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR. ONBOARD WERE THE FLIGHT CREW AND 97 PASSENGERS. THE R61A AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON GATE D5 AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEPLANING IT?S PASSENGERS AFTER COMPLETING ITS FLIGHT. ONBOARD WERE THE FLIGHT CREW AND 56 PASSENGERS. THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MARSHALLED OUT OF THE GATE BY TWO WING WALKERS. THE AALA AIRCRAFT RIGHT WINGLET STRUCK AND IMPACTED THE PARKED R61A AIRCRAFT LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. BOTH AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CREWS AND PASSENGERS WERE SAFELY DEPLANED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW OR PASSENGERS AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY.
THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED IN LGA AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE R61A AIRCRAFT HAD REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED IN LGA SO IT COULD BE MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO PITTSBURGH, PA (PIT) FOR COMPLETION OF REPAIRS.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE OVERCAST AND CLEAR WITH LIGHT RAIN. THE TUG OPERATOR STATED HIS WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGY AND WAS NOT SURE IF HE HAD ENOUGH CLEARANCE, HOWEVER HE CONTINUED THE PUSH. THE RIGHT HAND WING WALKER SAW THE IMPENDING POTENTIAL FOR CONTACT, PUT UP THE STOP SIGN BUT GOT NO RESPONSE, HE SHOUTED AND RAN TOWARD THE PUSH TRACTOR BUT GOT THERE TOO LATE. TUG OPERATOR LATER COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. HE WAS RELEASED THAT EVENING.
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