Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 10 May 1998
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315 Dash 8
Owner/operator: South African Express Airways
Registration Number: ZS-NLW
Location: Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) –
ÿ South Africa
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 44
Component Affected: A340 aircraft wings and tail.A340 aircraft wings and tail.
Category: Accident
A TAP Airbus A340 and de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 collided at Johannesburg International Airport, resulting in a ground collision. The A340 pilots misjudged the separation between their wingtip and the tail of the DHC-8, leading to a collision with the DHC-8 at the intersection of taxiways F1 and A4. The incident involved a significant number of crew and passengers.A TAP Airbus A340 and de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 collided at Johannesburg International Airport, resulting in a ground collision. The A340 pilots misjudged the separation between their wingtip and the tail of the DHC-8, leading to a collision with the DHC-8 at the intersection of taxiways F1 and A4. The incident involved a significant number of crew and passengers.
Description
A TAP Airbus A340 (CS-TOA) and de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 (ZS-NLW) were involved in a ground collision at Johannesburg International Airport, South Africa. The A340 pilots missed the turn-off for Delta apron but were cleared to taxi along the Alpha taxiway, although the ground controller had doubts about the situation. The position of the stop bars on Foxtrot taxiway did not ensure adequate separation between the aircraft and the pilots of the A340 misjudged the separation between their wingtip and the tail of the stationary DHC-8 and collided with the DHC-8 at the intersection of taxiways F1 and A4. A340 14 crew and 70 PAX. DHC-8 4 crew and 40 PAX.
Primary Cause
Misjudgment of separation between aircraft wings and tail by the A340 pilots during a turn-off.Misjudgment of separation between aircraft wings and tail by the A340 pilots during a turn-off.Share on:
