# Accident 20051012026429A: Boeing 7377H4, Phoenix, AZ, October 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2005, 20:18 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.4333° N, 111.9847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4333&lon=-111.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755SA-2024-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7377H4
- People aboard: 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051012026429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SWA 2080, N624SW, WAS HOLDING BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT NEAR SPOT 5 ON DELTA 13 FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 25R WHEN HIS RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WINGLET OF SWA 1097, N755SA, WHO WAS TAXIING TO GATE C18. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT IN AN AREA NOT FULLY VISIBLE BY THE TOWER. N624SW'S RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS PARTIALLY PROTRUDING FROM DELTA 13 WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WINGLET OF SWA 1097, N755SA. PORTIONS OF TAXIWAY ECHO ARE CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION RESULTING IN INCREASED CONGESTION IN THIS AREA. CORRECTIVE ACTION COVERED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES'S 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 LAX06LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA009), Oct 13, 2005: Boeing 737-7H4 (N755SA), Phoenix, AZ, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the other flight crew to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions 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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