# Incident 20190613006859I: Boeing 737-4B7, Miami, FL, June 13, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2019, 00:05 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: I5EA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801TJ-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-4B7 (registry code 138449C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-4B7
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190613006859I

## Narrative

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

ON 13 JUNE 2019, N801TJ, AT ABOUT 0005H EDT, WAS TO BE TOWED BY FROM SPOT G5 TO ANOTHER LOCATION AT MIA.  THE BRAKE RIDER WAS AN A&P TECHNICIAN.

DURING THE PUSHBACK, IMPROPER COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TUG DRIVER AND THE BRAKE RIDER RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING PUSHED BACK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED REARWARD.  THE COLLAPSE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N801TJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20140930022909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140930022909I), Sep 30, 2014: Boeing 737-4B7 (N801TJ), Cahokia, IL, No damage. 9/30/14 Swift air flight 2204 N801TJ Krdu-kcps 1830Z dep. 2000Z arr. Captain [privacy data omitted] was cleared a visual approach to 12R, captain [privacy data…

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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