40.6399° N, 73.7787° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 3, 1999
Place
New York, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
EGYF
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
SUGBP
Reported as
Boeing 777222
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,441 total8,621 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While taxiing to the gate, the acft turned left and departed the taxiway centerline. As the aircraft turned right toward the gate the left wingtip hit a light stanchion.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE, THE ACFT TURNED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT TOWARD THE GATE THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT A LIGHT STANCHION.