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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Buffalo, NY · November 25, 2005

Date
November 25, 2005 · 20:30 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N495WN
Reported as
Boeing 7377H4
People aboard
60
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On November 26, 2005 at approximately 2030 hours, while powering up to turn out from the gate area after being pushed back, a southwest airlines B-737, N495WN, slid on some ice and made contact with a southwest airlines B-737, N799SW, while it was parked at the gate. The right winglet of N495WN struck the right aft end of the horizontal stabilizer of N799SW. Both aircraft were inspected by southwest maintenance personnel and both aircraft were ferried to dallas love field for repairs. N495WN was returned to service on 11/26/05 after the right winglet was repaired and replaced. N799SW was returned to service on 11/28/05 after the aft end of the right horizontal stabilizer's outboard trailing edge was repaired and replaced. There were no injuries. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 26, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 HOURS, WHILE POWERING UP TO TURN OUT FROM THE GATE AREA AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK, A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES B-737, N495WN, SLID ON SOME ICE AND MADE CONTACT WITH A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES B-737, N799SW, WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE. THE RIGHT WINGLET OF N495WN STRUCK THE RIGHT AFT END OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF N799SW. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED BY SOUTHWEST MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE FERRIED TO DALLAS LOVE FIELD FOR REPAIRS. N495WN WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 11/26/05 AFTER THE RIGHT WINGLET WAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED. N799SW WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 11/28/05 AFTER THE AFT END OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER'S OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE WAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.