Aircraft being pushed back. Tug skids on ice. Tow bar comes loose, aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	164293
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnk
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	164293
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While under tow, tug jackknifed on ice. Tow bar became disconnected and tug struck underside of fuselage right side forward of right wing. Temporary repairs made and ferried aircraft to iad.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT BEING PUSHED BACK. TUG SKIDS ON ICE. TOW BAR COMES LOOSE, ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: WHILE UNDER TOW, TUG JACKKNIFED ON ICE. TOW BAR BECAME DISCONNECTED AND TUG STRUCK UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE R SIDE FORWARD OF R WING. TEMPORARY REPAIRS MADE AND FERRIED ACFT TO IAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.