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| Date: | Monday 8 August 1988 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-287 Srs. 2 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BCOE |
| MSN: | 1736 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After both engines had been started, the ground engineer was told that the aircraft was cleared for unrestricted pushback. Before the aircraft brakes had been released, the tractor moved forward, the nose landing gear collapsed and the front part of the aircraft sank onto the tractor cab roof. Both propellers were immediately feathered and the engines were shut down. No injuries were sustained and the crew and passengers disembarked in the normal manner. The driver stated that the tractor moved forward with no input from him. An investigation, by the company, found a major air leak in the rear brake. This could have started a chain of events which would result in the tractor moving forward of its own volition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f88ded915d13740006d5/HS_748_series_2B__G-BCOE_09-89.pdf
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/349790/G-BCOE (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2025 18:34 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 01-Apr-2025 18:36 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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