# Incident 20250530008769I: Boeing 737-8KN, Myrtle Beach, SC, May 30, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2025, 17:30 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport: Myrtle Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SCNA
- Location: 33.6797° N, 78.9283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MYRTLE BEACH INTL (MYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6797&lon=-78.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N835SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N835SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8KN (registry code 1384612, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8kn) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B series (registry code 13803, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8KN
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56-7B
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250530008769I

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED AN INCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT, WHICH AFTER BLOCK-IN AT MYR ON 5/30/25, WAS “WINDMILLED” BY A LATERAL WIND GUST WHICH ROTATED THE NOSE OF THE B737-800NG AWAY FROM THE JET BRIDGE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GATE STRUCTURE, AND THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT ENGINE STRUCK THE GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT POSITIONED AROUND THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE AIRCRAFT. ALL THESE AREAS SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE CH’S SAFETY DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION AND QUICKLY PROVIDED INITIAL EVENT DATA TO THE FAA. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT FOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND APPROXIMATELY 40 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. ONE PASSENGER WAS ASSESSED BY AIRPORT EMTS AND RELEASED. NO INJURY REPORTS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY FILED. THE CH ASSIGNED A COMPANY MANAGER TO OVERSEE THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY TO A MAINTENANCE BASE. THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY AN ON-SITE COMPANY ENGINEER THEN TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CH’S REPAIR VENDOR. THE EVENT WAS CLASSIFIED AN INCIDENT IAW FAA ORDER 8900.1, VOL 7, CHP 1, SEC 2, 49 CFR PART 830, AND 14 CFR PART 1 BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE FLIGHT WAS STILL BEING “OPERATED,” WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD, AND WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO VQQ FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS ON 6/6/2025. THE CH’S FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT AND REDACTED ASAP REPORTS WERE RECEIVED VIA EMAIL ON 6/23/2025. BASED ON THE REPORT, THE CH’S INVESTIGATION WAS COMPREHENSIVE, DETAILED, AND IAW ITS MANUAL. THE ROLE OF THE GROUND (GO), INFLIGHT, AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS (FO) DEPARTMENTS WERE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. IN ADDITION, THE IMPACT OF THE WIND GUST ON OTHER CH’S AIRCRAFT THAT WERE PARKED ON ADJACENT GATES AT THE SAME TIME WAS CONSIDERED. THE CH UTILIZED THE “5-WHYS” METHOD TO REACH ITS ROOT CAUSE CONCLUSIONS. AS A RESULT, TWO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE PROPOSED UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE FIX: 1) REVISION OF GROUND AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE PROCESSES FOR SECURING AIRCRAFT WHEN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECASTED DURING GROUND HANDLING. 2) INCORPORATION OF NEW TRAINING INTO THE GROUND AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS CURRICULUM TO ENHANCE COORDINATION BETWEEN GROUND AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS DURING CERTAIN FORECASTED WHETHER CONDITIONS. REPAIRS TO THE AIRCRAFT WERE COMPLETED ON 6/25/2025. A REVIEW OF THE REPAIR RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IAW APPLICABLE REPAIR DATA. HOWEVER, THE REVIEW REVEALED THAT THE CH FAILED TO COMPLETE THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR RECORD FORM REQUIRED BY ITS GMM. THIS FINDING WAS REPORTED TO THE CH’S MANAGER OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND ITS 119 CHIEF INSPECTOR. THE CH AGREED TO IMPLEMENT IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND SUBMIT ITS COMPREHENSIVE FIX BY 8-27-2025. A CDCT WAS OPENED TO DOCUMENT THIS FINDING, NON-REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ACTION, AND THE CH’S COMPREHENSIVE FIX. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE EVENT DESCRIBED HEREIN IS CONCLUDED. NO EVIDENCE OF REGULATORY NON-COMPLIANCE WAS FOUND.

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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