Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 December 2015
Aircraft Type: Airbus A321-211 (WL)
Owner/operator: Condor Flugdienst
Registration Number: D-AIAF
Location: Berlin-Schnefeld Airport (SXF) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Pushback / towing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft fuselageAircraft fuselage
Category: Accident
An Airbus A321 crashed at Schnefeld Airport after colliding with a light tower. The aircraft was being towed by a truck and impacted the tower, causing it to fall onto the fuselage. The incident occurred at 20:07 local time, and ADS-B data from Flightradar24 indicated the aircraft was being moved at that point.An Airbus A321 crashed at Schnefeld Airport after colliding with a light tower. The aircraft was being towed by a truck and impacted the tower, causing it to fall onto the fuselage. The incident occurred at 20:07 local time, and ADS-B data from Flightradar24 indicated the aircraft was being moved at that point.
Description
An Airbus A321 was damaged at Berlin’s Schnefeld Airport when it hit a light tower. The aircraft was being moved by a towing truck at the time. It impacted a light tower which then fell on top of the aircraft, across the forward fuselage. The airplane had arrived from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE/GCFV), Spain (Canary Islands) at 20:07 hours local time. ADS-B data from Flightradar24 ended at Stand 22. It’s unclear if the aircraft suffered the incident whilst being towed from this position.
Source of Information
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/d-aiaf/#822bcf1, http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/polizeibericht/article206745233/Flughafen-Schoenefeld-Airbus-rammt-Lichtmast.htmlhttps://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/d-aiaf/#822bcf1, http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/polizeibericht/article206745233/Flughafen-Schoenefeld-Airbus-rammt-Lichtmast.htmlPrimary Cause
Towing operation and impact with a light tower.Towing operation and impact with a light tower.Share on:
