Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 February 2019
Aircraft Type: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-BHA
Location: Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Right-hand winglet of KL601 and right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787Right-hand winglet of KL601 and right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787
Category: Accident
A KLM flight KL601 and a KLM flight KL623 experienced a ground contact incident at Schiphol Airport. KLM flight KL623 was instructed to push back KL601 to gate F8, resulting in a right-hand winglet collision with the Boeing 787. Both aircraft were grounded for repairs.A KLM flight KL601 and a KLM flight KL623 experienced a ground contact incident at Schiphol Airport. KLM flight KL623 was instructed to push back KL601 to gate F8, resulting in a right-hand winglet collision with the Boeing 787. Both aircraft were grounded for repairs.
Description
KLM flight KL601, a Boeing 747-400 (PH-BFV) and KLM flight KL623, a Boeing 787-9 (PH-BHA) both suffered damage in a ground contact incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport. KL623 was instructed by the Schiphol ground controller to do a long push back from gate F8 to allow for a Boeing 747 to arrive at F8. Subsequently, KL601 received a conditional clearance to be pushed back from neighboring gate F6 if sufficient clearance could be maintained with KL623. Push back was commenced and during this maneuver, the right-hand winglet of KL601 hit the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787. Both aircraft were grounded for repairs. PH-BFV resumed service on February 16.
Primary Cause
The collision between the right-hand winglet of KL601 and the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787.The collision between the right-hand winglet of KL601 and the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787.Share on:
