What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday September 17, 2021, at approximately 1339 local time, a privacy data omitted fuel truck, backed into privacy data omittedN444ZW), west of gate 3. The aircraft was static with the parking brake set.
The fuel truck driver began to back up and watch his right side to avoid a second aircraft at the adjacent ramp. When he cleared the wing of that aircraft, he continued to back up and into privacy data omitted which was approximately 120' behind him. The fuel truck impacted the aircraft below the co-pilots window. No evacuation was initiated and later the aircraft returned to the gate where passengers were deplaned.
Sas activity EA68202200263
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1339 LOCAL TIME, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FUEL TRUCK, BACKED INTO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^N444ZW), WEST OF GATE 3. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STATIC WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET.
THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER BEGAN TO BACK UP AND WATCH HIS RIGHT SIDE TO AVOID A SECOND AIRCRAFT AT THE ADJACENT RAMP. WHEN HE CLEARED THE WING OF THAT AIRCRAFT, HE CONTINUED TO BACK UP AND INTO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 120' BEHIND HIM. THE FUEL TRUCK IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT BELOW THE CO-PILOTS WINDOW. NO EVACUATION WAS INITIATED AND LATER THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED.
SAS ACTIVITY EA68202200263
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.