Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 August 2019
Aircraft Type: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Owner/operator: Air Canada
Registration Number: C-GHPU
Location: Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft wing tip contactAircraft wing tip contact
Category: Accident
An Airbus A340-300 aircraft, operated by Edelweiss Air, experienced a collision with an Air Canada Boeing 787-8 aircraft while maneuvering at gate 64. The A340, approaching Vancouver, struck the B787 on the ground.An Airbus A340-300 aircraft, operated by Edelweiss Air, experienced a collision with an Air Canada Boeing 787-8 aircraft while maneuvering at gate 64. The A340, approaching Vancouver, struck the B787 on the ground.
Description
An Airbus A340-300 aircraft (HB-JMF) operated by Edelweiss Air, conducted flight 11 from Zurich, Switzerland to Vancouver, Canada. Upon arrival at gate 64, the aircraft was marshalled into the gate area, signaled to stop and set the parking brake. The engines were shut down. The ground personnel connected a tug and were preparing to tow the aircraft to the final gate parking position. Meanwhile, C-GHPU, an Air Canada Boeing 787-8 aircraft operating flight AC566 from Vancouver to San Francisco, California, USA, was taxiing westbound on JA taxiway, abeam gate 64, when the left wing tip contacted the tail section of HB-JMF. There were no injuries.
Primary Cause
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