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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 1989 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B4-605R |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N7062A |
| MSN: | 474 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 245 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Juan, PR -
 Puerto Rico
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sun Juan, PR (KSJU) |
| Santo Domingo | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRBUS A300 (AMERICAN FLT 699) WAS BEING PUSHED BACK BY A RAMP CREW IN PREPARATION FOR A SCHEDULED INTL PASSENGER FLT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE RAMP GUIDE (WHO WAS USING THE GROUND-TO-COCKPIT MICROPHONE) WALK BEHIND THE NOSE GEAR AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE THE ACDNT OCCURRED. SUBSEQUENTLY, AS HE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE NOSE GEAR AGAIN, HE STUMBLED & THE NOSE GEAR TIRES ROLLED OVER HIS UPPER BODY, WHICH RESULTED IN CRUSHING THORACIC INJURIES. RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE RAMP GUIDE HAD RCVD SAFETY TRAINING & WAS QUALIFIED FOR THE DUTIES THAT HE WAS PERFORMING.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE RAMP GUIDE (GROUND PERSONNEL) TO FOLLOW NORMAL SAFETY PROCEDURES. HIS OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89FA194
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 18:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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