What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 29, 2024, at 21:31 local time, privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted bos to rdu, began pushback off gate C22. Pushback driver oversteered the pushback tug resulting in the breakage of the towbar pushback attachment and towbar head. The aircraft rolled forward causing the aircraft radome to contact the aft right ride of the pushback tug cab, resulting in damage to the radome. “brakes” was called, but not in time to stop aircraft contact with the pushback tug. The aircraft returned to the gate with a replacement tug and passengers deplaned via jet bridge. There were no injuries to passengers or crew.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 29, 2024, AT 21:31 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BOS TO RDU, BEGAN PUSHBACK OFF GATE C22. PUSHBACK DRIVER OVERSTEERED THE PUSHBACK TUG RESULTING IN THE BREAKAGE OF THE TOWBAR PUSHBACK ATTACHMENT AND TOWBAR HEAD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT RADOME TO CONTACT THE AFT RIGHT RIDE OF THE PUSHBACK TUG CAB, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RADOME. “BRAKES” WAS CALLED, BUT NOT IN TIME TO STOP AIRCRAFT CONTACT WITH THE PUSHBACK TUG. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH A REPLACEMENT TUG AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED VIA JET BRIDGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW.