Incident Overview
Two mechanics were repositioning a Boeing 737-200, registration N11244, to Continental departure gate 41. The mechanic in the left seat did not utilize the mechanic taxi checklist. This mechanic subsequently reported difficulty in nose wheel steering and braking. The mechanic in the right seat offered to call maintenance, but the left seat mechanic declined the offer.
Sequence of Events
At the time of the incident, Flight 1176, a Boeing 737-300 with registration N14336, from gate 44 was under control of the pushback team. The crew of the pushback airplane and witnesses reported that the repositioning airplane's engines were at "a very high power setting" and it was "taxiing at a high rate of speed."
Damage
The right wing of airplane N11244 was substantially damaged when it hit the left outboard flap area of N14336.
Post-Incident Testing
The hydraulic systems for the nose wheel steering, the main wheel steering, the main wheel brakes, and the thrust reversers were functionally tested and found operational.