Airbus A319 crash, Jan 19, 2003, New York-LaGuardia
Airbus A319 accident on January 19, 2003 near New York-LaGuardia, New York, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Maintenance personnel failure to...
- Date: January 19, 2003
- Aircraft: Airbus A319
- Location: New York-LaGuardia, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Maintenance personnel failure to maintain aircraft control after excessive throttle input during taxi.
A Northwest Airlines A319 being towed and taxied by maintenance technicians toward Gate 10 at LaGuardia accelerated after the parking brake was released because the throttles had been left advanced. The crew could not stop it, and it struck a jetway column and a parked Boeing 757. No one was injured, but the Airbus was written off.