Tug Caused Southwest Nose Gear Snap At BWI

Credit: Ryan Michaels
WASHINGTON—The U.S. NTSB said “excessive speed” by a tug driver caused the nose gear of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 to collapse upon pushback from the gate at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport on the night of Aug. 4. While none of the six crewmembers or 129 passengers were...

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