Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 1 October 1994
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83)
Owner/operator: Venus Airlines
Registration Number: SX-BAQ
Location: Mnchen-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: StabilizerStabilizer
Category: Accident
An aircraft taxiing to runway 26L on taxiway Sierra experienced a collision with a gantry, resulting in substantial damage to the stabilizer.An aircraft taxiing to runway 26L on taxiway Sierra experienced a collision with a gantry, resulting in substantial damage to the stabilizer.
Description
The aircraft was taxiing to a holding position of runway 26L on taxiway Sierra. The clearance was “holding position Bravo 10, runway 26 left via Sierra”. A crew member confirmed “Bravo 10 – ah – 26 left via Sierra”. On taxiway Sierra at the turn off position to Bravo 10 (indicated by a destination sign at the left side of the taxiway) the pilot did not turn off as advised. The aircraft taxied straight ahead into the de-icing area and went through the gantry. The stabilizer collided with the gantry and was substantially damaged.
Primary Cause
Incorrect taxi maneuver and subsequent collision with the gantry.Incorrect taxi maneuver and subsequent collision with the gantry.Share on:
