# Incident 19990503014959I: Boeing 777222, Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1999, 10:07 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-222 (registry code 1385219, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777222
- Pilot flight hours: 9,757 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990503014959I

## Narrative

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

UALA 842, A B-747 HAD TAXIED INTO GATE 69 A, HOWEVER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAX AIRPORT PROCEDURES, THE AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED SHORT, TO BE TOWED COMPLETELY INTO THE GATE. THE WINT TIP OF THE 747 WAS PROTRUDING OUT OVER THE TAXIWAY. UAL190, A B-777, WAS TAXING FOR DEPARTURE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS, THE CAPTAIN OBSERVED THE 747 IN GATE 69 A AND CONTINUED TAXIING, BELIEVING THERE WAS ADEQUATE CLEARANCE.                                         THE B-777 STRUCK THE RIGHT WINGLET OF THE B-747 WITH ITS LEFT WING.        THE AIRCRAFT TAXI STOP POINT FOR TOWING HAS BEEN MOVED BACK ELIMINATING POTENTIAL COLLISION HAZARD.

## Other reports on N797UA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250524019619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250524019619I), May 24, 2025: Boeing 777-222 (N797UA), Dulles, VA, No damage. The first officer (fo) experienced symptoms of food poisoning just prior to going on rest break. The relief pilot (ior) was called up early to take over the…
- [Incident 20020325020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020325020909I), Mar 25, 2002: Boeing 777222 (N797UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Ual 260 was instructed to hold in the "b" pad, since no gate was available. The flight parked improperly in the pad, with its nose wheels approximately…

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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