Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 August 2006
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Owner/operator: Alitalia
Registration Number: I-DAWJ
Location: Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Pushback / towing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 82
Component Affected: Right-hand wing tips of both MD-82 aircrafts.Right-hand wing tips of both MD-82 aircrafts.
Category: Accident
An Alitalia MD-82 and Alitalia MD-82 collided during a simultaneous pushback maneuver at Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO). The right-hand wing tips of both aircrafts collided.An Alitalia MD-82 and Alitalia MD-82 collided during a simultaneous pushback maneuver at Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO). The right-hand wing tips of both aircrafts collided.
Description
Alitalia flight AZ156, an MD-82 (I-DAWJ), and Alitalia flight AZ1413, an MD-82 (I-DAVX) collided during a simultaneous pushback from their opposite gates at Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO). The right-hand wing tips collided.
Primary Cause
Simultaneous pushback maneuver.Simultaneous pushback maneuver.Share on:
