Boeing 737-4Q8 N405KW
6 September 1995 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1995 at about 16:20 local time, a Boeing 737-4Q8 registered N405KW, operated by Carnival Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 78 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami International (MIA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-4Q8
- Registration
- N405KW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Carnival Air Lines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Port-Au-Prince
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA95LA218
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE COMPANY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE (PAYMOVER) AND UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT OF THE PAYMOVER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A GROUND SUPPORT EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING WITHOUT ASSISTANCE TO CONNECT THE TOWBAR TO THE PAYMOVER TO PUSH BACK THE AIRPLANE FROM THE GATE. THE PAYMOVER REPORTEDLY MOVED UNCOMMANDED REARWARD AND COLLIDED WITH OTHER GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE ENGINE OF THE PAYMOVER WAS SHUT DOWN AND A GROUND SUPPORT SUPERVISOR BOARDED THE PAYMOVER TO AGAIN ATTEMPT TO PUSHBACK THE AIRPLANE. THE SUPERVISOR STATED THAT WHILE STANDING ON THE PAYMOVER WITH THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE PAYMOVER MOVED UNCOMMANDED FORWARD. ATTEMPTS TO STOP IT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PAYMOVER COLLIDED WITH THE TOWBAR THEN WITH A GROUND POWER UNIT WHICH WAS PUSHED INTO THE FUSELAGE. THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS OPERATIONALLY TESTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT; NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. OPERATIONAL TEST OF NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. SIMILAR DISCREPANCIES REGARDING UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT OF THE PAYMOVER WERE REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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