# Accident 20180507013309A: Boeing 737-8H4, Baltimore, MD, May 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2018, 00:10 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Thurgood Marshall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 39.1792° N, 76.6672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1792&lon=-76.6672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8655D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8655D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8H4 (registry code 138440A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B27E series (registry code 13078, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8H4
- People aboard: 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,232 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA18CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180507013309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DCA18CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA169), May 7, 2018: Boeing 737-8H4 (N8655D), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance truck driver's failure to give way to the airplane that resulted in the truck colliding with the taxiing aircraft.

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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