On push back tow bar failed, tug hit aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	198092
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	198092
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	198349
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were being towed from gate when for some unknown reason tow bar bent and tug hit aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON PUSH BACK TOW BAR FAILED, TUG HIT ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING TOWED FROM GATE WHEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON TOW BAR BENT AND TUG HIT ACFT.

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.