20050803016822I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320-232 · Denver, CO · August 3, 2005

Date: August 3, 2005 · 08:39 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Denver International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N496UA
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05IA200
Reported as: Airbus A320232
People aboard: 162
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,046 total568 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

N496UARegistered now · Airbus A320-232S/N 1845 · Built 2002 Airframe modelAirbus A320-232 Engine modelIAE V2500SERIESTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) N472UA, was pushed back from gate A40, (main gear on as taxi route stop spot) stopped and preparing for departure. N496UA taxied behind N472UA and it's left wing winglet came in contact with the tail cone of N472UA resulting in minor damage to both aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N472UA, WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE A40, (MAIN GEAR ON AS TAXI ROUTE STOP SPOT) STOPPED AND PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE. N496UA TAXIED BEHIND N472UA AND IT'S LEFT WING WINGLET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAIL CONE OF N472UA RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

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 DFW05IA200Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDenver, COThe captain's failure to maintain sufficient clearance while taxiing to an assigned gate, which resulted in a collision with an airplane that had been pushed back (and holding) from another gate. Also causal was the tug operator's failure to follow published…Aug 3, 2005 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N472UAAirbus A320232Incident 20050803016821I · Minor damage