I hope you're insured! American Airlines flight cancelled after push-back truck driver crashed into nose of plane at the gate
The collision happened on a Sunday afternoon flight from Baltimore to Dallas
No one was seriously injured in the incident although the driver of the push-back truck was taken to the hospital for knee pain and released
The airline is still investigating the cause of the crash
The flight was cancelled and the plane taken out of commission while a new aircraft was brought in to take the 117 passengers on to Texas
By ASHLEY COLLMAN
PUBLISHED: 04:22 GMT, 17 February 2014 | UPDATED: 04:23 GMT, 17 February 2014
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An American Airlines flight was cancelled Sunday afternoon when a push-back truck crashed into the nose of the plane.
Flight 140 from Baltimore to Dallas/Fort Worth was in the process of boarding around 4:10 when the crash happened.
The roof of the truck hit the fiberglass cone holding the plane's radar equipment while the cab smashed through the landing gear. The pilot immediately called the communications tower to send help.