# Towing - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft handling/service](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0101) › [Towing and taxiing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010109) › Towing - NTSB code: 01010910 - Cases: 10 - In the probable cause: 8 - Fatal cases: 1 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010910/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010910/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010910 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 1 / 1 - 2011: 1 / 1 - 2012: 1 / 1 - 2014: 1 / 1 - 2015: 1 / 1 - 2016: 2 / 2 - 2019: 0 / 2 - 2020: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080): 6 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 1 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 1 cases - [Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-46-600TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp): 1 cases - [Airbus A320-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214): 1 cases - [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88): 1 cases - [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51): 1 cases - [Cessna 525B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525b): 1 cases - [Bombardier CL-600-2B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19): 1 cases - [Boeing 757-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232): 1 cases - [Boeing 757-324](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-324): 1 cases - [Boeing 737-3H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Task performance, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Misc hardware, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071400) (Aircraft): 1 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 1 cases - [Airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010) (Aircraft): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA20LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA237), Jul 3, 2020: Piper PA46 (N89MA), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during landing due to the fracture of the steering horn bolts, which rendered the nosewheel steering ineffective and resulted from the airplane being towed over the… - [NTSB DCA19CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA186), Jul 23, 2019: Boeing 757 (N57852), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the ground crew to maintain clearance from the parked airplane during pushback. - [NTSB DCA19CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA079), Jan 28, 2019: Airbus A320 (N220FR), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of control of the tug by the driver during pushback operations as a result of the contaminated ramp, angle of the towbar, and the airplane engines being at idle thrust. - [NTSB DCA16CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA207), Aug 5, 2016: Boeing 737 3H4 (N368SW), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the tug operators excessive speed during pushback. - [NTSB DCA16CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA139), Apr 29, 2016: Bombardier CL 600 2B19 (N961SW), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tug driver's failure to comply with the wing walkers direction to stop, which resulted in the towed airplane colliding with N961SW. - [NTSB ERA15IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA206), May 3, 2015: Cessna 525B (N784JS), Teterboro, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The overstress fracture of the nose landing gear actuator (NLG) attachment lug during tow operations, which resulted in the collapse of the NLG. - [NTSB DCA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA012), Oct 23, 2014: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170 200 LR (N622CZ), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the B757 Captain's failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the wingtip of the ERJ-170. Contributing to the accident was the positioning of the ERJ-170 by the Compass ground… - [NTSB CEN12LA605](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA605), Sep 1, 2012: Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II (N5489X), El Paso, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot‘s failure to maintain glider control while attempting to take off using a ground winch, which resulted in an inadvertent stall low to the ground. Contributing to the accident was the ground… - [NTSB ERA12CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA038), Oct 7, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (N922DL), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tug driver's inadequate control of the tug while maneuvering the airplane during pushback. - [NTSB CEN09LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA093), Dec 3, 2008: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-50 (N782NC), Madison, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision between the tug and the airplane during towing as a result of sliding on the snow covered runway. NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). 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