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Two flight crews and two flight attendants describe a collision during taxi; with the left wingtip of a medium size twin engine jet contacting the right horizontal stabilizer of a stationary aircraft of same make and model.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1170826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
In line for takeoff on taxiway X holding short of intersection xy when we felt a jolt to the aircraft. We then noticed an aircraft (same make and model as ours) taxiing around to our right. I realize that we had been hit by them and notified tower. Their left winglet hit our right elevator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two flight crews and two flight attendants describe a collision during taxi; with the left wingtip of a medium size twin engine jet contacting the right horizontal stabilizer of a stationary aircraft of same make and model.
Narrative: In line for takeoff on Taxiway X holding short of intersection XY when we felt a jolt to the aircraft. We then noticed an aircraft (same make and model as ours) taxiing around to our right. I realize that we had been hit by them and notified Tower. Their left winglet hit our right elevator.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.