Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 July 1999
Aircraft Type: Airbus A310
Location: Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The Boeing 737’s right elevator.The Boeing 737’s right elevator.
Category: Accident
An Airbus A310 taxiing on taxiway A to runway 7L at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) struck the right elevator of a stopped Boeing 737-55D (SP-LKC). This resulted in the Boeing 737 stopping short of its designated holding position, causing the tail to extend into the crossing taxiway.An Airbus A310 taxiing on taxiway A to runway 7L at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) struck the right elevator of a stopped Boeing 737-55D (SP-LKC). This resulted in the Boeing 737 stopping short of its designated holding position, causing the tail to extend into the crossing taxiway.
Description
An Airbus A310 was taxiing on taxiway A to runway 7L at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). At holding position I, the left wing tip of the A310 hit the right elevator of a stopped LOT Boeing 737-55D (SP-LKC). The Boeing 737 had been instructed to “hold short of rwy …”. This allowed the aircraft to stop at a point short of the holding position with the tail jutting out in the crossing taxiway.
Primary Cause
Incorrect elevator instruction by the Boeing 737 pilot.Incorrect elevator instruction by the Boeing 737 pilot.Share on:
