NONE · Airbus Industrie A-320-231 · 1999-10-15 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00LA015
Event ID
20001212X19989
Type
Accident
Date
1999-10-15
Location
PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.429531, -112.009429
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
94
Total aboard
94
Aircraft
Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
A-320-231
Registration
N627AW
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The airline's failure to fully review the obstruction clearances and revise the pushback procedures in an area of the ramp where new construction had impinged on the available ramp space. Also causal was the failure of the tug driver and the wing walkers to maintain adequate communications during the pushback. A factor in the accident was the failure of the airline to follow its own internal decision processes when implementing the procedural change on this ramp.