NONE · Boeing 757-2G7 · 1999-07-24 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX99LA322
Event ID
20001212X19309
Type
Accident
Date
1999-07-24
Location
PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.429828, -112.010467
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
196
Total aboard
196
Aircraft
Make
Boeing
Model
757-2G7
Registration
N910AW
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.