# Accident 20031007025841A: Boeing 777222, San Francisco, CA, October 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2003, 11:57 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.6189° N, 122.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6189&lon=-122.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222UA) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007025841A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA), B-777, JA709A WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT SFO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN ITS RIGHT CONTACTED UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (UALA), B-777, N222UA WHICH WAS BEING PUSHED BACK ON GATE 102 FOR DEPARTURE. BOTH AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIPS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS BY THE NTSB AND THE FAA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- JA709, Boeing 777: [Accident 20031007025842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007025842A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX04LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA007), Oct 7, 2003: Boeing 777-22B (N222UA), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the taxiing Boeing 777's flight crew to maintain clearance from a Boeing 777 that was being pushed back from the gate. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the local ramp…

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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