# Accident 19981130032909A: Boeing 747400, New York, NY, November 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1998, 10:52 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: ZZLF
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: HL741 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747400
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981130032909A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A CRANE THAT WAS NEXT TO THE TAXIWAY, IN A TAXIWAY SAFETY AREA. THE FIRST OFFICER WATCHED THE RIGHT WING PASS OVER A  FLATBED TRUCK, SEVERAL FEET OUTBOARD THE 'NUMBER FOUR' ENGINE NACELLE.  HE THOUGHT THE WING WOULD ALSO CLEAR THE CRANE, WHICH WAS OUTBOARD AND PAST THE TRUCK.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TAXIING, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE CRANE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THAT WING, AND CAUSING THE CRANE TO TOPPLE OVER, AND EJECT THE OCCUPANT.  THE ONLY CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE CREWMEMBERS DURING THE 46 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WAS A 'RIGHT SIDE CLEAR' CALLOUT BY THE FIRST OFFICER.  THE CRANE HAD BEEN LOCATED IN THE TAXIWAY SAFETY AREA BY SUBCONTRACTOR PERSONNEL, WHO TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO REMOVE SAFETY BARRIERS.  THERE WERE NO SUPERVISORY SAFETY PERSONNEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.           (-23)ASIANA AIRLINES FLIGHT 2923 LANDED AT 1036 LOCAL TIME AT JFK ON RWY 4R, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF "YANKEE".  THE LFIGHT CREW WAS THEN CLEARED BY LOCAL CONTROL TO CROSS "YANKEE", CONTINUE VIA "ECHO", THEN RIGHT TURN ON "CHARLIE", THE CONTACT GROUND CONTROL.  GROUND CONTROL CLEARED THE ASIANA BOEING B-747-400, TO TAXI VIA "ECHO" AND "CHARLIE" TO "WHISKEY" ENRO UTE TO ITS DESTINATION AT THE ASIANA CARGO RAMP. SOON AFTER THE RIGHT TURN ON TO TAXIWAY "WHISKEY", THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CONSTRUCTION CRANE UNLOADING A FLAT BED TRUCK AT THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY.  THE IMPACT TOPPLED THE CRANE OVER EJECTING THE OCCUPANT TO THE GROUND.  THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS UNCONSCIOUS AT THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING FROM THE WING TIP IN-BOARD FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET, PENETRATING THE DRY BAY OF THE FUEL CELL AREA.  THE DAMAGE ALSO TRAILED BACK APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET AT THE WING TIP ALONG THE BASE OF THE WINGLET.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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