What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 07, 2018, at approximately 0010 EST, swa N8655D, a Boeing 737-800, flight # 6263 fll-bwi, with 177 passengers and crew landed at bwi. The PIC privacy data omitted and f/o privacy data omitted were directed by swa ground operations to taxi N8655D to gate B10. Swa N8655D proceeded to taxi to gate B10, under the marshalling guidance of ramp agents privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted. Swa N8655D continued to taxi to gate B10, when crossing the outer roadway following the lead-in line, it was struck by a southwest maintenance pick-up truck PT29MX, a (2016) chevy Colorado , driven by southwest mechanic privacy data omitted. The vehicle contacted the aircraft on the left side nose landing gear area. This contact broke the nose landing gear doors, linkages, and the NLG steering assembly. The vehicle also made contact along the left side fuselage area below the main entry door in a pressurized area. Significant damage occurred to the aircraft and the pick-up truck. The ramp personnel gave the captain the stop signal causing the aircraft to stop its forward progress preventing any further damage. The airport authorities were notified and all resources responded accordingly. All passengers and crew were deplaned ramp side and escorted into the terminal without sustaining any injuries. Swa N8655D was towed into gate B10 for damage assessment and inspection. Statements explaining what was observed before the accident were collected from the ramp service agents and mechanic plantijn.
METAR kbwi 070354Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT034 BKN080 OVC140 15/13 A2994 rmk AO2 SLP138 T01500128
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 07, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 0010 EST, SWA N8655D, A BOEING 737-800, FLIGHT # 6263 FLL-BWI, WITH 177 PASSENGERS AND CREW LANDED AT BWI. THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND F/O ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE DIRECTED BY SWA GROUND OPERATIONS TO TAXI N8655D TO GATE B10. SWA N8655D PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO GATE B10, UNDER THE MARSHALLING GUIDANCE OF RAMP AGENTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SWA N8655D CONTINUED TO TAXI TO GATE B10, WHEN CROSSING THE OUTER ROADWAY FOLLOWING THE LEAD-IN LINE, IT WAS STRUCK BY A SOUTHWEST MAINTENANCE PICK-UP TRUCK PT29MX, A (2016) CHEVY COLORADO , DRIVEN BY SOUTHWEST MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE VEHICLE CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT SIDE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA. THIS CONTACT BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, LINKAGES, AND THE NLG STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE CONTACT ALONG THE LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE AREA BELOW THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR IN A PRESSURIZED AREA. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PICK-UP TRUCK. THE RAMP PERSONNEL GAVE THE CAPTAIN THE STOP SIGNAL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP ITS FORWARD PROGRESS PREVENTING ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED AND ALL RESOURCES RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE DEPLANED RAMP SIDE AND ESCORTED INTO THE TERMINAL WITHOUT SUSTAINING ANY INJURIES. SWA N8655D WAS TOWED INTO GATE B10 FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND INSPECTION. STATEMENTS EXPLAINING WHAT WAS OBSERVED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WERE COLLECTED FROM THE RAMP SERVICE AGENTS AND MECHANIC PLANTIJN.
METAR KBWI 070354Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT034 BKN080 OVC140 15/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01500128
NTSB investigation
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