Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 May 1998
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-231
Owner/operator: EgyptAir
Registration Number: SU-GBD
Location: Cairo International Airport (CAI) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54
Component Affected: Vertical stabilizerVertical stabilizer
Category: Accident
An Egyptian Air Airbus A.320 experienced a near-miss incident when it landed on runway 05R and subsequently crossed runway 05L. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767, taking off, sheared off 4 feet of the Airbus’ vertical stabilizer.An Egyptian Air Airbus A.320 experienced a near-miss incident when it landed on runway 05R and subsequently crossed runway 05L. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767, taking off, sheared off 4 feet of the Airbus’ vertical stabilizer.
Description
An EgyptAir Airbus A.320 had just landed on runway 05R and crossed the active departure runway 05L on its way to the apron. At that moment an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 was taking off, shearing off 4 feet of the Airbus’ vertical stabilizer. The 767 returned to Cairo and landed safely with 3 feet of right wing damage.
Primary Cause
Aircraft collision ? a direct impact between the two aircraft.Aircraft collision ? a direct impact between the two aircraft.Share on:
