# Incident 20201020016529I: Airbus A321-231, Fort Laudardale, FL, October 20, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fort Laudardale, FL
- Airport: Fort Laudardale International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GTIA
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N684NK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N684NK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-231 (registry code 3940032, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201020016529I

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING GATE F8 PILOT OBSERVED A MARSHALER AND TWO WING WALKERS IN POSITION AND OBSERVED THAT THE SAFETY ZONE WAS CLEAR. FROM THE VIEW ON THE FLIGHT DECK, ALL ITEMS WITHIN THE SAFETY ZONE AS WELL AS THE JETBRIDGE APPEARED TO BE INSIDE THE SAFETY ZONE MAKING IT SAFE TO TAXI FORWARD ON THE LEAD IN LINE. LINED UP ON LEAD IN LINE AND FOLLOWED MARSHALER INSTRUCTIONS. THE JETBRIDGE APPEARED TO BE A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE CA WINDOW PASSED BY. CONTINUED FORWARD SLOWLY FOLLOWING MARSHALER INSTRUCTIONS AND PILOT FELT A BUMP ON THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED BRAKES AND HELD THEM. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE JET BRIDGE WITH THE LEFT COWLING.

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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