# Incident 19950519012011I: Boeing 737524, Newark, NJ, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 20:33 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13624, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13624-2012-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-524 (registry code 1384721, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737524
- People aboard: 62
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95IA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95IA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519012011I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THIS REPORT SUPERSEDES PRELIMINARY REPORT DATED 7-11-95.CALA FLIGHT 1439, AB-737-500 FROM NEWARK TO ST. LOUIS WAS PARKED ON THE SOUTHWEST END OF EWR TAXIWAY "D" AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE ON RUNWAY 4L ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER FLIGHTS. IN FRONT OF FLIGHT 1439 WAS ANOTHER CALA B-737, AND BEHIND FLIGHT 1439 WAS A SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES B-767, SAS FLIGHT 908. BECAUSE OF WESTBOUND DEPARTURE DELAYS, SAS 908 WAS SEQUENCED FOR TAKEOFF BEFORE THE TWO B-737 FLIGHTS. NEWARK ATCT ASKED SAS 908 IF THEY COULD TAXI AROUND THE TWO B-737'S. THE SAS PILOT ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, AND SAS 908 WAS CLEARED INTO TAKEOFF POSITION ON RUNWAY 4L. THE SAS PILOT THOUGHT HE COULD PASS AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE OF BOTH B-737 AIRCRAFT BY TAXIING ALONG THE EXTREME RIGHT EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY "D" RUN UP BLOCK. AS THE B-767 STARTED PASSING TO THE RIGHT OF CALA FLIGHT 1439, THE B767 LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED AND DAMAGED THE OUTER TWO FEET OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR OF THE B-737. AFTER THE COLLISION, BOTH AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN THEIR ENGINES, AND WERE TOWED BACK TO THEIR GATES. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH BOEING, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH THE DAMAGED STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WITH NEW ON ES. THE DAMAGED STABILIZER WAS GIVEN TO BOEING FOR REPAIR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95IA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95IA114), May 20, 1995: Boeing 737-500 (N13624), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the pilot of the B-767, LNRCK, misjudged clearance between his airplane and the B-737, N13624, resulting in an on-ground collision.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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