Boeing 757-2S7 N902AW
2 March 1997 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1997 at about 03:12 local time, a Boeing 757-2S7 registered N902AW, operated by America West Airlines, was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 101 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Denver International (DEN)
- Coordinates
- 39.8507, -104.7001
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-2S7
- Registration
- N902AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- America West Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Phoenix → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW97IA112
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 757 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1997 | Boeing 757-223 | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1997 | Boeing 757-200 | Lima, Peru | Continental Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1997 | Boeing 757-2Q8 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1997 | Boeing 757 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Transavia Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1997 | Boeing 757-232 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1997 | Boeing 757-222 | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-32-300T | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Leadville, Colorado, United States | Michael S. Luther | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Rans S-12 Airaile S-12 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 305A | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 210 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |