# Incident 20051125032509I: Boeing 7377H4, Buffalo, NY, November 25, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2005, 20:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N495WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N495WN) (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: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051125032509I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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