Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 14 July 2024
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-214
Owner/operator: Binter Canarias, lsf Galistar Malta
Registration Number: 9H-VDS
Location: La Coru¤a Airport (LCG/LECO) – ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Pushback / towing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 137
Component Affected: Tractor and Tow BarTractor and Tow Bar
Category: Accident
A Binter Canarias Airbus A320-214 experienced a serious incident during a tow operation. A tow truck was using a turn to guide the aircraft north, and a ground worker inadvertently caused a significant problem. The operator, coordinator, and tractor operator lacked coordination, leading to a series of actions deviating from standard procedures. The operator attempting to release the tow bar became trapped, resulting in a serious injury to his leg.A Binter Canarias Airbus A320-214 experienced a serious incident during a tow operation. A tow truck was using a turn to guide the aircraft north, and a ground worker inadvertently caused a significant problem. The operator, coordinator, and tractor operator lacked coordination, leading to a series of actions deviating from standard procedures. The operator attempting to release the tow bar became trapped, resulting in a serious injury to his leg.

Description

Binter Canarias flight NT5203, an Airbus A320-214, was being towed backwards with a turn on the platform to guide it taxiing in a northerly direction towards runway 21 by means of a tow truck. There were difficulties when the operator unhooked the tow bar from the tractor. When trying to solve the problem, there was a certain lack of coordination and haste among the ground workers: coordinator, bar operator and tractor operator, so that several actions deviating from the operating procedures accumulated. In this process, the crew was asked to release the plane’s parking brake and the operator driving the tractor got off it. In the attempt to release or unhook the airplane’s tow bar, he got trapped and a wheel of the nose gear seriously injured his leg.

Primary Cause

Lack of coordination and haste among ground workers during the tow operation.Lack of coordination and haste among ground workers during the tow operation.

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