# Incident 20240630007539I: Boeing 737-76N, San Antonio, TX, June 30, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2024, 17:38 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: 4TXA
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N668CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N668CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-76N (registry code 13844CH, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-76n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B22 series (registry code 13043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b22-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-76N
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B22
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240630007539I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI TO PARKING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CORNER OF A BUILDING AND AN FBO SIGN.  THE PIC INDICATED HE WAS FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE MARSHALLER; WING WALKERS WERE NOT USED DUE TO UNAVAILABLITY.  DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGLET LEADING EDGE AND OUTBOARD SKIN WAS DISCOVERED UPON POST-FLIGHT WALKAROUND.  NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED BY MAINTENANCE.  WINGLET WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED THE GROUND OPERATIONS AND CARGO MANUAL, CHAPTER 10, RAMP OPERATIONS, 10,11.2 –GUIDEPERSON AND 10.11.3-WING WALKERS.  PROCEDURE STATES  THAT WING WALKERS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ARRIVALS OR DEPARTURES “ UNLESS DETERMINED BY THE GUIDEPERSON “.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR COMPLETED COUNSELING WITH AIR CARRIER FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND GROUND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REGARDING GROUND OPERATIONS PROCEDURE. THE AIR CARRIER ISSUED A BULLETIN ADDRESSING PARKING OPERATIONS IN RESTRICTIVE AREAS FOR FLIGHT CREWS TO STOP AIRCRAFT AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL WING WALKERS FOR THE PARKING OPERATION. BULLETIN WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO NEXT MANUAL REVISION.

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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