# Incident 20230319010529I: Boeing 737-990ER, Nashville, TN, March 19, 2023 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 19, 2023, 16:30 local time - Place: Nashville, TN - Airport: Nashville International - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: ASAA - Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10 - Aircraft: N464AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N464AS) (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: 182 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 3,457 total - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230319010529I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MARCH 19, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED FROM SEA-BNA CONTACTED A MOVABLE PASSENGER AIR STAIRS WHILE TAXING TO THE GATE AT BNA. THE FLIGHT OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GATE. THE CREW WAS EXPECTING AND BRIEFED AN ARRIVAL TO GATE A7. ON TAXI-IN, THE CREW WERE INFORMED THAT THEY HAD A GATE CHANGE TO A COMMON USE GATE, B13. THE FLIGHTCREW WAITED AS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE GATE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEAR AND THE GROUND RAMP CREW WAS IN POSITION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS READY TO PROCEED TO THE GATE. THE CREW CONTINUED TO WAIT WHILE A BELT LOADER THAT WAS CLEARLY INSIDE THE SAFETY ZONE WAS MOVED CLEAR OF THE PROJECTED PATH OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHTCREW NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO SAFETY ZONE RED AND WHITE LINES PAINTED ON THE GROUND AROUND THE GATE AREA. WHEN THE CREW RECEIVED AN “ALL-CLEAR” SIGNAL BY ALL RAMP AGENTS, THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO TAXI FORWARD ON THE LEAD MARSHALLER’S COMMAND. THE CREW REMAINED OBSERVANT OF RAMP SIGNALS AND AT NO TIME DID THE GROUND CREW SIGNAL ANYTHING BUT “ALL CLEAR” WITH WANDS UP. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED FORWARD TO A STOP AT THE GATE AT THE COMMAND OF THE LEAD MARSHALLER. AS THE CREW WAS DEBRIEFING THE FLIGHT, A CSA TOLD THE CREW THAT THE LEFT WING HAD HIT A SET OF AIR STAIRS ON THE RAMP. THE INCIDENT CHIPPED PAINT AND LEFT SCRATCHES TO THE LEFT-WING SCIMITAR. THE LEFT-WING WALKER JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT SIGNALED TO THE LEAD MARSHALLER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEAD MARSHALLER LOST SIGHT OF THE LEFT-WING WALKER DURING THE TAXI OPERATION AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THE SIGNAL TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DISPLAYED BY THE RAMP AGENT. AT NO TIME PRIOR TO THE FINAL STOP POSITION DID THE LEAD MARSHALLER GIVE ANY WARNING TO THE FLIGHTCREW TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. ## Other reports on N464AS (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20230609005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230609005189I), Jun 9, 2023: Boeing 737-990ER (N464AS), Seatac, WA, Minor damage. On 06/09/2023 aircraft landed 16R at Seatac airport and were given taxi instructions from spot 55 around north side of the "n" councourse to gate "D5" the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.