Accident · 1999-07-24

NTSB case LAX99LA322 · Boeing 757-2G7 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1999-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 757-2G7 (N910AW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICA WEST AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The failure of the flight crew and the tug driver to verify that the aircraft was properly configured for pushback. Factors in the accident were the left wing walker's failure to notify the tug driver of his observations that the jet bridge was still in contact with the aircraft, and, self induced pressure on the part of the captain created by a chain of circumstances surrounding the numerous delays.

Source: NTSB case LAX99LA322

Flight 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.

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