Incident Details
On 3 November 1998 at 1205 UTC, a Boeing 737-33A, registration G-OBMH, was parked on Stand C14 at London Heathrow Airport. Most passengers had disembarked via the airbridge when an unmanned baggage truck with two trailers struck the aircraft to the rear of the left wing root. Emergency services were alerted and attended the scene. There was no fuel leakage, and the remaining passengers were disembarked via the airbridge.
Subsequent examination of the unmanned truck revealed that its hand brake was in the off position.
Aircraft Information
The aircraft was a Boeing 737-33A, manufactured in 1989. It was powered by two CFM 56-3B2 turbofan engines. The flight was a public transport operation. On board were 6 crew members and 10 passengers, none of whom were injured. The damage was described as substantial to the wing fairing and fuselage skin.
Commander's Experience
The commander, aged 44, held an Airline Transport Pilot's Licence. His total flying experience was 6,705 hours, of which 2,465 hours were on type. In the last 90 days he had flown 170 hours, and in the last 28 days, 33 hours.
Investigation
The information for this report was provided by the pilot via an Aircraft Accident Report Form.