- Date
- March 21, 1992, 13:29 local (20:29 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 153 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Pushback/towing
- Aircraft
- N519UABoeing 757-222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920321006949A
- Case key
- 27579
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Probable cause
The ground guide's failure to follow established procedures and his improper visual lookout by failing to remain clear of the nose gear during the push back operation.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A ramp guideman was seriously injured when a Boeing 757-222 ran over his right leg with the nose gear during push back. Two ground personnel were involved in the operation on the ramp area. One person was the tractor driver and the other person was the guideman. The guideman was walking to the right of the airplane's fuselage and aft of the nose gear. During the push back the guideman moved towards the airplane's fuselage. The guideman failed to see and avoid the oncoming nose gear to maintain proper clearance. The nose gear caught the guideman's right heel and ran over his right leg crushing and severing it. The accident occurred on the yellow taxi line in the gate area. The guideman had completed his recurrent annual ramp training in February 1992. According to the airline, the guide person should not have positioned himself on the yellow line during push back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N519UA
- Reported as
- Boeing 757-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24872
- Airframe hours
- 5,368
- Engine
- P&W PW 2000/40, 37,510 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Registered owner
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 8, 1992
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PHX · Sky Harbour Int'L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,564 total · 748 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 26 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,300 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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