Narrative:
American Airlines flight 2632, a Boeing 737-823, N929NN, was damaged by a deicing truck. There were no injuries to the 2 pilots, 4 flight attendants, or 115 passengers on board. The airplane received substantial damage.
The captain stated that while sitting at gate C7 at New York-La Guardia Airport, New York, performing preflight duties he felt the aircraft "shudder". He stated that the first officer then looked out the window on his side and noticed a deicing truck behind the right wing. As he continued observing the first officer said they felt the airplane shudder again as the deicing truck pulled out from under the wing.
Probable Cause: failure of the deicing truck driver to maintain appropriate clearance from the airplane.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 2020 |
| Time: | 06:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-823 (WL) |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N929NN |
| MSN: | 33322/4489 |
| First flight: | 2013-05-30 (6 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B24E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), United States of America |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | AA2632 |
American Airlines flight 2632, a Boeing 737-823, N929NN, was damaged by a deicing truck. There were no injuries to the 2 pilots, 4 flight attendants, or 115 passengers on board. The airplane received substantial damage.
The captain stated that while sitting at gate C7 at New York-La Guardia Airport, New York, performing preflight duties he felt the aircraft "shudder". He stated that the first officer then looked out the window on his side and noticed a deicing truck behind the right wing. As he continued observing the first officer said they felt the airplane shudder again as the deicing truck pulled out from under the wing.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: failure of the deicing truck driver to maintain appropriate clearance from the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Collision with airport equipmentDamaged on the ground
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from New York-La Guardia Airport, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 2216 km (1385 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from New York-La Guardia Airport, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 2216 km (1385 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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