20010603018259I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 777-222 · Washington, DC · June 3, 2001

Date
June 3, 2001 · 18:45 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N776UA
Reported as
Boeing 777222
People aboard
241
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,716 total681 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) After landing on runway 01R Dulles mwaa ramp tower cleared united flight #190 to parking via taxi way echo after lufthansa flight #419 was cleared to push off of gate C-2. Tug driver stopped the push when he realized the united 77 was not going to stop. Lufthansa was pushed back approximately 15 feet into taxi way when the united 777'S right wing came in contact with the lufthansa 747 tail cone APU area causing substantial damage to both aircraft. There was no fire or injuries and an emergency evacuation was not initiated. This incident investigation is closed. Note: chdo is handling any eir action as a result of this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 01R DULLES MWAA RAMP TOWER CLEARED UNITED FLIGHT #190 TO PARKING VIA TAXI WAY ECHO AFTER LUFTHANSA FLIGHT #419 WAS CLEARED TO PUSH OFF OF GATE C-2. TUG DRIVER STOPPED THE PUSH WHEN HE REALIZED THE UNITED 77 WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. LUFTHANSA WAS PUSHED BACK APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET INTO TAXI WAY WHEN THE UNITED 777'S RIGHT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LUFTHANSA 747 TAIL CONE APU AREA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES AND AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT INITIATED. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. NOTE: CHDO IS HANDLING ANY EIR ACTION AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.