- Date
- April 11, 1995, 14:04 local (19:04 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 129 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N683ABoeing 757-223
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950411026689A
- Case key
- 19392
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to set the parking brake.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The captain taxied the airplane into position at the gate, pulled the parking brake handle in the 'up' position and checked the parking brake light on the annunciator panel. The seat belt sign was turned 'off' and the crew proceeded with the checklist. Upon hearing a 'thud', the captain 'looked up to see the aircraft moving' and stopped the airplane with the brakes. The captain was informed by the flight attendant of three passenger injuries. Maintenance personnel examined the airplane and 'ascertained that no brake failure had occurred.' The airplane was released for continued service with no discrepancies reported.
Factual narrative
On April 11, 1995, at 1404 central daylight time, one passenger was seriously injured and two passengers received minor injuries aboard a Boeing 757-223, N683A, during taxi at the San Antonio, Texas, International Airport. Six crew members and 123 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for American Airlines Flight 1308 from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Texas, which was conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 121.
Crew and company personnel reported the information in this paragraph. After arriving at the airport, the captain taxied the airplane into position at the gate, pulled the parking brake handle in the full "UP" position and checked the parking brake light on the annunciator panel. The seat belt sign was turned "OFF" and the crew proceeded with the engine shutdown checklists.
Upon hearing a "thud", the captain "looked up to see the aircraft moving" and stopped the airplane with the brakes. He was informed, by the flight attendant, of the three passenger injuries. Ground personnel threw chocks at the airplane as it rolled forward, trying to alert the flight crew.
Maintenance personnel examined the airplane and "ascertained that no brake failure had occurred." The airplane was released for continued service with no discrepancies reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N683A
- Reported as
- Boeing 757-223
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25340
- Airframe hours
- 8,437
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce RB211-53-5E4B, 43,100 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- DFW · Dfw Airport, TX
- Destination
- SAT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SAT · San Antonio International
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Military, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,165 total · 512 in this make and model · 210 in the last 90 days · 72 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.