Incident · 2005-04-25
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-04-25
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-282 (N789TM)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the improper operation of the loading bridge which resulted in the loading bridge impacting the airplane. Contributing factors were the failure of the ground personnel to marshal the airplane on the assigned aircraft stop line, lack of supervision and communications during the marshal operations, the lack of qualified personnel conducting the marshal operations, and the inadequate training of ground personnel.
Source: NTSB case DEN05IA071Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.