# Incident 20250221005899I: Airbus A321-231, Queens, NY, February 21, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2025, 08:30 local time
- Place: Queens, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N994JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-231 (registry code 3940032, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- 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/20250221005899I

## Narrative

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

THIS INCIDENT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS WAS A TOWING EVENT FOR REPOSITION OF AN A321 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 02/21/2025 AT 0830L AT JOHN F KENNEDY AIRPORT (JFK).   WHILE ON A TAXIWAY THE TOWING SPEED WAS TOO FAST FOR THE TURN UNDER THE CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK THE TUG IN A TURN AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE WHEEL STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE UNDER-CARRIAGE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGER FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN REPAIRS ON APRIL 07,2025. ESTIMATED TIME OF REPAIRS IS 45 TO 60 DAYS, 6 DAYS A WEEK AND 12-HOUR SHIFTS. AFTER THE UNDER-CARRIAGE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER HANGAR POSITION TO BEGIN REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS.

NLG BEING REMOVED IS P/N: 10 – 375902-001 S/N: 17B54566

NLG BEING INSTALLED IS P/N: D23757500-9 S/N : B2192

ON 05/22/2025 ALL AIRCRAFT REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED.

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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