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Two B777 aircraft were cleared for push back from adjacent gates and experienced a wingtip collision incurring damage to both aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595821 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 595821 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 595822 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft strike between air carrier X and air carrier Y, wing strike. (Flight deck clear push, clear push brake off.) start pushing and turn to right. Flight deck said are we clear from aircraft? I said yes, but stop flight X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWO B777 ACFT WERE CLRED FOR PUSH BACK FROM ADJACENT GATES AND EXPERIENCED A WINGTIP COLLISION INCURRING DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT.
Narrative: ACFT STRIKE BTWN ACR X AND ACR Y, WING STRIKE. (FLT DECK CLR PUSH, CLR PUSH BRAKE OFF.) START PUSHING AND TURN TO R. FLT DECK SAID ARE WE CLR FROM ACFT? I SAID YES, BUT STOP FLT X.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.