ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356203
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| Date: | Saturday 1 March 1997 |
| Time: | 21:12 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2S7 |
| Owner/operator: | America West Airlines |
| Registration: | N902AW |
| MSN: | 23322/79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 45376 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB 211-535E4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (KPHX) |
| (KDEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane landed on runway 07, and the crew was instructed to contact ramp control. Ramp control, manned by airport personnel (not ATC personnel) instructed the crew to taxi east on taxiway AS to gate A44. The airplane was taxied underneath a pedestrian bridge/overpass (bridge). The airplane's vertical stabilizer struck the bridge. According to the company's procedures/directives, aircraft larger than the Airbus A320 were not to be taxied beneath the bridge, and the crew had been so advised via dispatch papers. In addition, a cautionary note in the airport taxi chart advised that the bridge provided for 40 foot tail and 117 foot wing clearance.
Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to comply with company procedures/directives to not taxi the aircraft beneath the bridge/overpass, and his misjudgment of clearance between the vertical stabilizer and the bridge/overpass.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97IA112
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 1989 | N902AW | America West Airlines | 0 | Phoenix, AZ | |
non |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 20:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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