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| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 2002 |
| Time: | 21:20 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-233 Adv. (F) |
| Owner/operator: | FedEx |
| Registration: | N262FE |
| MSN: | 21624/1468 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 44864 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-15QM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, SC (GSP/KGSP) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, SC (GSP/KGSP) |
| Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the Captain, during the first phase of pushback, everything appeared normal. The first and second officers were completing the engine start check and the airplane was being pushed back from the gate when the airplane came to a stop. The tug operator stated that during pushback, the airplane nose wheel hit a patch of ice. As he applies brakes to stop the tug, the airplane began to slide. Unable to stop the movement, the tug driver jumped from the tug to avoid getting caught between the tug and airplane. The tug came to rest lodged under the fuselage of the airplane creating a 10-inch by 14-inch hole in the underside of the fuselage breaking two stringers.
Probable Cause: The tug driver's failure to maintain control of the airplane during pushback resulting in the tug colliding with the airplane. A factor was ice on the ramp.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA029
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 07:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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