Boeing 757-24APF N402UP

Summary

On 24 April 2007 at about 14:20 local time, a Boeing 757-24APF registered N402UP was involved in an accident near Burbank, California, United States. 3 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 April 2007 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Burbank, California, United States

Nearest airport

Bob Hope Airport (BUR)

Coordinates

34.2006, -118.3586

Aircraft

Boeing 757-24APF

Registration

N402UP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burbank → Philadelphia

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA189

Injuries not recorded.

The tow tractor driver's and mechanic's diverted attention resulting in the airplane rolling over the mechanic's foot. Also causal was the mechanic's failure to maintain clearance from the nose landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While positioned to the right of the nose landing gear of the Boeing 757 airplane, a mechanic received a clearance from the flight crew to commence pushback. The tow tractor driver started the operation by turning the nose wheel left in an effort to align the airplane into position. As the airplane was being pushed back from the ramp area to the taxiway, the mechanic noticed a small airplane taxiing behind the tail of the Boeing and in response, gave a signal for the towing operations to stop. The driver slowly applied the brakes; both the mechanic and tow driver were preoccupied with watching the taxiing airplane. The right wheel of the Boeing's nose landing gear continued to roll over the mechanic's right foot, which the tow tractor driver did not observe due to the position of the airplane's landing gear. The mechanic sustained numerous fractures in his foot and ankle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.