# Incident 20050803016822I: Airbus A320232, Denver, CO, August 3, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2005, 08:39 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-232 (registry code 3940004, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- People aboard: 162
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,046 total, 568 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05IA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803016822I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N472UA, Airbus A320232: [Incident 20050803016821I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803016821I)

## 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 DFW05IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05IA200), Aug 3, 2005: Airbus A320-232 (N496UA), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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.…

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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