# Accident 20050829019959A: Airbus A330223, Portland, OR, August 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2005, 14:10 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 45.5886° N, 122.5975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5886&lon=-122.5975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N855NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A330-223 (registry code 3940031, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330223
- People aboard: 247
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050829019959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF NWA5 STRUCK HORIZON66. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZON DHC-8 AIRCRAFT. HORIZON 66 WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE GATE WAITING TO BE MARSHALLED. NWA5 WAS TAXIING ON TAXIWAY B FOR DEPARTURE ON 28L. THE IMPACT TOOK PLACE NEAR TAXIWAY B6. FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REFER TO NWA COM ASAP PROGRAM.

## 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 SEA05LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA184), Aug 29, 2005: Airbus Industrie A330-223 (N855NW), Portland, OR, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flightcrew of the other airplane to maintain clearance while taxiing.

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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