Accident · 2006-07-27

NTSB case NYC06FA184 · Boeing 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-07-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (N529AU)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: US AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): US AIRWAYS INC

Probable cause

The airplane tug driver's inadvertent movement of the tug gear shift lever from forward to reverse, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapse. Contributing to the accident was the defective gear shift lever.

Source: NTSB case NYC06FA184

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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