NONE · BOEING 757-351 · 2008-12-28 · Seattle, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR09FA068
Event ID
20081228X25156
Type
Accident
Date
2008-12-28
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.449722, -122.311668
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
352
Total aboard
352
Aircraft
Make
BOEING
Model
757-351
Registration
N585NW
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the tug operator and wing walker of this airplane to maintain clearance with the other aircraft during the pushback process in dark night. Also causal was the ramp controller's misinterpretation of the other airplane's gate location and her improper clearance for both airplanes to simultaneously push back from nearly opposing gates.