Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 4 October 2023
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-8AS (WL)
Owner/operator: Ryanair
Registration Number: EI-EGD
Location: London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) – ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109
Component Affected: Leading edge slat on the right-hand wing of the Boeing 737-8AS aircraft.Leading edge slat on the right-hand wing of the Boeing 737-8AS aircraft.
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident
A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS aircraft was impacted by a Bulmor SideBull OMNI 135 vehicle while taxiing into the London-Stansted Airport (STN) stand. The aircraft sustained damage to a leading edge slat on the right-hand wing. An incident occurred when EI-EGD, a vehicle, was turning onto the stand across the back-of-stand road.A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS aircraft was impacted by a Bulmor SideBull OMNI 135 vehicle while taxiing into the London-Stansted Airport (STN) stand. The aircraft sustained damage to a leading edge slat on the right-hand wing. An incident occurred when EI-EGD, a vehicle, was turning onto the stand across the back-of-stand road.

Description

Ryanair flight FR2861, a Boeing 737-8AS, impacted an ambulift truck while taxiing into the stand at London-Stansted Airport (STN). The aircraft sustained damage to a leading edge slat on the right-hand wing. EI-EGD was turning onto the stand across the back-of-stand road the vehicle was travelling on. Conclusion A Bulmor SideBull OMNI 135 vehicle collided with EI-EGD because the vehicle driver did not see the aircraft or did not anticipate it would turn onto stand. The driver may have experienced inattentional blindness and his performance may have been reduced by the fast operating tempo, high workload and task related fatigue. The stand and road layout in the area created the potential for conflict between vehicles and aircraft to arise from any direction.

Source of Information

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-egd#324c33af, https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cctv-ryanair-plane-collides-truck-122654172.htmlhttps://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-egd#324c33af, https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cctv-ryanair-plane-collides-truck-122654172.html

Primary Cause

Intentional blindness due to fast operating tempo, high workload, and task-related fatigue, combined with a potentially hazardous stand and road layout.Intentional blindness due to fast operating tempo, high workload, and task-related fatigue, combined with a potentially hazardous stand and road layout.

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