# Incident 20211009018499I: Boeing 737-990ER, Nashville, TN, October 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2021, 16:41 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-990ER (registry code 13848CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-990er) (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 737-990ER
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E
- People aboard: 178
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,381 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009018499I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/9/21 A B737-900, N440AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING AT BNA RECEIVING GUIDANCE FROM GROUND MARSHALLERS DURING PARKING, WHEN THE LEFT WING SCIMITAR MADE CONTACT WITH A SET OF AIRSTAIRS CONNECTED TO THE JETBRIDGE AT GATE C6 CAUSING MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

SOME KEY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

1. LEFT WINGWALKER FAILED TO STOP A/C MOVEMENT OR WARN MARSHALLER OF IMMINENT CONTACT WITH JETBRIDGE STAIRS.

2. MARSHALLER CONTINUED TO SIGNAL TO THE A/C TO CONTINUE TAXI

3. AIRPORT FAILED TO PAINT SAFETY LINE APPROPRIATE FOR SAFETY DISTANCE / CLEARANCE FOR A B737.

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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