Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 August 2008
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-86N (WL)
Owner/operator: Futura International Airways
Registration Number: EI-DKD
Location: Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 186
Component Affected: Right winglet of the Boeing 737Right winglet of the Boeing 737
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident
An Airbus A320 (D-AIQA) veered off the main taxiway onto a link taxiway, Juliet, and stopped short of the runway prior to an intersection takeoff. It then extended its tail into the main taxiway, resulting in a 24.2-meter deviation from the stop bar. A following Boeing 737 was cleared to the holding point at the beginning of the runway, beyond the A320’s position, requiring taxiing behind the A320. The 737 crew believed there were no obstacles and sufficient clearance between their aircraft and the A320’s tail. The 737’s right winglet struck the A320’s tail.An Airbus A320 (D-AIQA) veered off the main taxiway onto a link taxiway, Juliet, and stopped short of the runway prior to an intersection takeoff. It then extended its tail into the main taxiway, resulting in a 24.2-meter deviation from the stop bar. A following Boeing 737 was cleared to the holding point at the beginning of the runway, beyond the A320’s position, requiring taxiing behind the A320. The 737 crew believed there were no obstacles and sufficient clearance between their aircraft and the A320’s tail. The 737’s right winglet struck the A320’s tail.
Description
An Airbus A320 (D-AIQA) had turned right off the main taxiway onto link taxiway Juliet and stopped short of the runway prior to an intersection takeoff. It stopped 24.2 m short of the stop bar with its tail extending into the main taxiway. A following Boeing 737 was cleared to the holding point at the beginning of the runway, beyond the position where the A320 had stopped. That involved taxiing behind the A320, with an instruction to give way to the Airbus. The crew of the 737 believed that a clearance to the end of the taxiway meant that there were no obstacles to affect their aircraft. They also considered that there was sufficient clearance between their aircraft and the tail of the A320. As the 737 passed behind the A320, its right winglet struck the tail of the A320. Both aircraft were damaged.
Source of Information
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Clearance error/Misinterpretation of runway position.Clearance error/Misinterpretation of runway position.Share on:
