Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 3 January 2017
Aircraft Type: Boeing 777-228ER
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-GSPP
Location: Toronto?Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Right hand wing tip of the Air France Boeing 777-200ER.Right hand wing tip of the Air France Boeing 777-200ER.
Category: Accident
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200LR (AP-BGY) aircraft clipped the right hand wing tip of an Air France Boeing 777-200ER (F-GSPP) during taxiing to Gate C33 at Toronto International Airport. This resulted in minor damage to the Air France aircraft.A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200LR (AP-BGY) aircraft clipped the right hand wing tip of an Air France Boeing 777-200ER (F-GSPP) during taxiing to Gate C33 at Toronto International Airport. This resulted in minor damage to the Air France aircraft.
Description
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK789, a Boeing 777-200LR (AP-BGY), contacted a parked Air France Boeing 777-200ER (F-GSPP) while taxiing to Gate C33 at Toronto International Airport in Canada. The aircraft’s right hand wing tip scraped the wing tip of the Air France aircraft, causing minor damage. Flight PK789 had just arrived after a flight from Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan. The Air Fance 777, flight AF356, had arrived an hour earlier after a flight from Paris-CDG. It was being prepared for the return leg to Paris as AF351. It was determined that PK789 was positioned on the incorrect lead in line while manoeuvering.
Source of Information
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk789#c10369a, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-gspp#c10d490, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pearson-airport-wings-collide-1.3920299https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk789#c10369a, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-gspp#c10d490, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pearson-airport-wings-collide-1.3920299Primary Cause
Incorrect lead position during aircraft maneuvering by the Pakistan International Airlines flight.Incorrect lead position during aircraft maneuvering by the Pakistan International Airlines flight.Share on:
