Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 14 July 2011
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-332ER (WL)
Owner/operator: Delta Air Lines
Registration Number: N185DN
Location: Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 214
Component Affected: The left winglet of the B767 and the horizontal tail of the CRJ900.The left winglet of the B767 and the horizontal tail of the CRJ900.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER, N185DN, experienced a collision with an Atlantic Southeast Airlines CRJ900 on taxiway B at Boston Logan International Airport. The B767 struck the CRJ900’s horizontal stabilizer, causing significant damage to the CRJ900, including damage to the horizontal tail and vertical tail. Passengers on the CRJ900 were deployed onto the taxiway, and the B767 taxied back to the terminal.A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER, N185DN, experienced a collision with an Atlantic Southeast Airlines CRJ900 on taxiway B at Boston Logan International Airport. The B767 struck the CRJ900’s horizontal stabilizer, causing significant damage to the CRJ900, including damage to the horizontal tail and vertical tail. Passengers on the CRJ900 were deployed onto the taxiway, and the B767 taxied back to the terminal.

Description

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER, N185DN, operating as Delta flight 266, was taxiing on taxiway B for departure on runway 04 at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), when its left winglet struck the horizontal stabilizer of an Atlantic Southeast Airlines CRJ900, N132EV, operating as ASA flight 4904, which was number three in line on taxiway M waiting for departure on runway 09. As the B767 approached and passed the intersection with taxiway M, the left winglet of the B767 struck the horizontal tail of the CRJ900. The CRJ900 sustained substantial damage, which included damage to the horizontal tail and vertical tail; the airplane lost fluid in all three hydraulic systems. Parts of the B767 winglet were sheared off and embedded in the tail of the CRJ900. The passengers on the CRJ900 were deplaned on the taxiway, and the B767 taxied back to the terminal. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The B767 Captain’s failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the tail of the CRJ900 that was stopped on a taxiway.”

Primary Cause

The B767 Captain’s failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the CRJ900 that was stopped on a taxiway.The B767 Captain’s failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the CRJ900 that was stopped on a taxiway.

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