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FAA accident report · Boeing 747-4F6 · Los Angeles, CA · June 6, 1999

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Date
June 6, 1999 · 23:16 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
SCOF
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N751PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99FA218
Reported as
Boeing 7474F6
N751PRRegistration cancelled Jan 28, 2009 · Boeing 747-4F6S/N 27261 · Built 1993Airframe modelBoeing 747-4F6Engine modelGE CF6-80 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On June 6, 1999, about 2316 hours PDT, philippine airlines flight 103, a Boeing 747-400 aircraft, N751PR, collided with corsair flight 942, a Boeing 747-SP aircraft, while taxiing at the Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California. The philippine aircraft was taxiing for takeoff with an intended destination of manial, philippines. The corsair aircraft was parking at gate 101, following its arrival form paris, france. Onboard the philippine aircraft were 4 flight deck crewmembers, 16 cabin attendants, and 405 passengers. Onborad the corsair aircraft were 4 flight deck crewmembers, 13 cabin attendants, and 257 passengers. There were no injuries aboard either aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the nighttime collision which occurred as the philippine aircraft which was taxiing ina westerly direction on taxiway "c" collided with the stationary corsair, which had stopped short of its parking position on the gate, waiting to be towed in the rest of the way. The phililline aircraft received minor damage, the right winglet was severed, corsair aircraft received substantial damage to left wing trailing edge and punctured the fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JUNE 6, 1999, ABOUT 2316 HOURS PDT, PHILIPPINE AIRLINES FLIGHT 103, A BOEING 747-400 AIRCRAFT, N751PR, COLLIDED WITH CORSAIR FLIGHT 942, A BOEING 747-SP AIRCRAFT, WHILE TAXIING AT THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THE PHILIPPINE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF MANIAL, PHILIPPINES. THE CORSAIR AIRCRAFT WAS PARKING AT GATE 101, FOLLOWING ITS ARRIVAL FORM PARIS, FRANCE. ONBOARD THE PHILIPPINE AIRCRAFT WERE 4 FLIGHT DECK CREWMEMBERS, 16 CABIN ATTENDANTS, AND 405 PASSENGERS. ONBORAD THE CORSAIR AIRCRAFT WERE 4 FLIGHT DECK CREWMEMBERS, 13 CABIN ATTENDANTS, AND 257 PASSENGERS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ABOARD EITHER AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE NIGHTTIME COLLISION WHICH OCCURRED AS THE PHILIPPINE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS TAXIING INA WESTERLY DIRECTION ON TAXIWAY "C" COLLIDED WITH THE STATIONARY CORSAIR, WHICH HAD STOPPED SHORT OF ITS PARKING POSITION ON THE GATE, WAITING TO BE TOWED IN THE REST OF THE WAY. THE PHILILLINE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, THE RIGHT WINGLET WAS SEVERED, CORSAIR AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE AND PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX99FA218Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLos Angeles, CAAirport management's failure to ensure that its current operating procedure, which required the arriving airplane to power into the terminal gate, was being used. Also causal was (1) the ground service company's utilization of an outdated arrival procedure…Jun 7, 1999 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other reports on N751PR · 3

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

Incident 20050218002669IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Los Angeles, CA(-23) [privacy data omitted] during interview, flight crew stated they were being directed, during initial taxi from lax west remote gate, by ground employee of globe aviation, using hand signals. Captain received a stop signal after left winglet had…Feb 18, 2005 · Minor damageIncident 19991212036459IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Honolulu, HI(-23) On December 12, 1999, philippine airlines b 747-400 struck an American airlines baggage cart while being marshaled into Honolulu International Airport, gate 17, by contract maintenance mechanics from aloho airlines (tsaa) aided by worldwide flight…Dec 12, 1999 · Reported as Boeing 747400 · Substantial damageIncident 19950217004629IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Honolulu, HINarrative: the aircraft was taxiing east past gate 29 when it turned north to park at gate 25. The American airlines cargo loader was also traveling east parallel to the aircraft believing that pal flt PR103 would continue to taxi to its usual parking…Feb 17, 1995 · Substantial damage