Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 November 2024
Aircraft Type: Airbus A220-300
Owner/operator: Swiss International Air Lines
Registration Number: HB-JCH
Location: Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR) –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: Pushback / towing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The underside of the aircraft fuselage and the antenna of the aircraft.The underside of the aircraft fuselage and the antenna of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A220-300 experienced a significant damage event following a tow truck collision at Brussel-Zaventem Airport. The aircraft was towed to its parking stand and subsequently encountered slippery taxiway conditions, leading to a noselift truck slipping and damaging the fuselage and antenna.A Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A220-300 experienced a significant damage event following a tow truck collision at Brussel-Zaventem Airport. The aircraft was towed to its parking stand and subsequently encountered slippery taxiway conditions, leading to a noselift truck slipping and damaging the fuselage and antenna.
Description
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX790, an Airbus A220-300, sustained substantial damage after being struck by a tow truck at Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU). After landing on runway 25L and vacating the runway, the airplane encountered slippery conditions on taxiway E1. Both engines were shut down and the crew requested to be towed to its parking stand. A noselift truck came to tow the aircraft to his stand 410. While making the turn on strip 0, the noselift truck started to slip and eventually slipped underneath the aircraft damaging the underside of the fuselage and an antenna of the aircraft.
Source of Information
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hb-jch#380f6c46https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hb-jch#380f6c46Primary Cause
Slippery taxiway conditions and a noselift truck slipping under the aircraft.Slippery taxiway conditions and a noselift truck slipping under the aircraft.Share on:
