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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1994 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  British Aerospace ATP |
| Owner/operator: | Manx Airlines |
| Registration: | G-LOGF |
| MSN: | 2054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| 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 |
The aircraft was pushed back from Stand 1 at Manchester Airport by a handling agent's tug driven by
a trainee driver under the supervision of an experienced driver. This stand is located next to the
terminal building on a pier extending out from the building and it is desirable for the pushback to be in the form of an S-manoeuvre in order to increase the aircraft's separation from the building. After
pushing back from this stand it is then necessary for the aircraft to be pulled forwards away from the
building before engine start. A similar situation exists for the two adjacent stands.
Communication between the flight crew and the ground crew was by hand signals throughout because
of a problem with the aircraft external communications socket. The pushback manoeuvre, with the
towbar hitched to the front of the tug, was completed successfully, with the aircraft positioned at an
angle of approximately 45° to the taxiway centreline and with its nose landing gear just beyond the
centreline. As the tug started to reverse to pull the aircraft forward it was turned sharply in order to
align the aircraft on the taxiway centreline. This brought the roof of the tug into very close proximity
to the aircraft's radome. The supervisor instructed the tug driver to stop; as he did so the aircraft
radome was punctured by the roof of the tug.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54230384e5274a1317000c2f/BAe_ATP__G-LOGF_04-94.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10428517 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1998 | G-MANC | Manx Airlines | 0 | London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) | |
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| Runway collision (vehicle) | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2025 18:08 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 26-Jun-2025 18:08 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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