Narrative:

Location: mia gate. I had just returned from inspecting an item in the aft cabin. I sat down in my seat and the first officer called for a pushback. We were told to hold. Almost immediately we were told to push reference a B757. I told the tow driver that we were cleared to push reference a B757. I did not tell him that the parking brake was released. The tow driver did not inquire regarding the parking brake. When the tow driver attempted to push the aircraft with the parking brake parked, the tow bar bent and damaged the aircraft. I was distraction by my trip to the aft cabin and allowed myself to be rushed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT PUSHING BACK FROM GATE, BUT UNCOORD BRAKE RELEASE WITH GND PERSONNEL RESULTED IN ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE ACFT WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET. TOW BAR BENT AND DAMAGED THE ACFT.

Narrative: LOCATION: MIA GATE. I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM INSPECTING AN ITEM IN THE AFT CABIN. I SAT DOWN IN MY SEAT AND THE FO CALLED FOR A PUSHBACK. WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WE WERE TOLD TO PUSH REF A B757. I TOLD THE TOW DRIVER THAT WE WERE CLRED TO PUSH REF A B757. I DID NOT TELL HIM THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED. THE TOW DRIVER DID NOT INQUIRE REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN THE TOW DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE ACFT WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PARKED, THE TOW BAR BENT AND DAMAGED THE ACFT. I WAS DISTR BY MY TRIP TO THE AFT CABIN AND ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE RUSHED.

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.