N291AS
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- April 13, 1988Accident
THE BOEING 727 WAS PUSHED BACK FM THE GATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE THROUGH AN ARC OF 90 DEGREES RESULTING IN MISPOSITIONING THE ACFT RELATIVE TO THE INTENDED TAXI DIRECTION. THE GROUND CREW (TUG AND SAFETY OPERATORS) ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE OUT OF POSITION CONDITION BY CONTINUING THE PUSH BACK THROUGH A SECOND 90 DEGREE (COUNTERCLOCKWISE) ARC. THIS REQUIRED PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT UPSLOPE ACROSS THE RAMP. DURING THE SECOND 90 DEGREE ARC THE TUG BECAME POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE TOWBAR/AIR