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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerospatiale ATR-72 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · January 18, 2020

Date: January 18, 2020 · 09:13 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: BHLF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: C6-BFW
Reported as: Aerospatiale ATR-72
People aboard: 66
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,070 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While being pushed back from gate for departure. Ground control asked to pull forward so as not to block twy T1. While being pulled forward tug driver made a quick 90 degree left turn at a high rate of speed. Tow bar broke and aircraft continued forward and contacted the tug. Damage to radome and stby pitot tube. No injuries to crew or passengers. Another tug and tow bar disengaged the aircraft from tug. Passengers were deplaned and aircraft was repaired. Both radome and stby. Probe replaced.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE FOR DEPARTURE. GROUND CONTROL ASKED TO PULL FORWARD SO AS NOT TO BLOCK TWY T1. WHILE BEING PULLED FORWARD TUG DRIVER MADE A QUICK 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TOW BAR BROKE AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD AND CONTACTED THE TUG. DAMAGE TO RADOME AND STBY PITOT TUBE. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS. ANOTHER TUG AND TOW BAR DISENGAGED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TUG. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED. BOTH RADOME AND STBY. PROBE REPLACED.