20051227033149I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A330323 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · December 27, 2005

Date
December 27, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N672UW
Reported as
Airbus A330323
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,500 total

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) This incident investigation as per request of privacy data omitted, us airways apoi, due to the reason that us airways is part of the aviation safety action program (asap) has been transferred to FAA cmo 19, coraopolis, PA., for further investigation. Universal weather and aviation services, was the fob in charge of the ground handling and parking of the gulftrean five which was wrongfully parked at the ramp area due to this reason the incident between both aircraft happened. The assistant manager privacy data omitted spoke with all the ramp personnel, agent, and supervisor to ensure the way to park all jet and aircraft in the right way or position to avoid any other incident of this manner. Usa 1024 taxied northbound on taxiway November A333 N672UW struck the elevator of a parked G-5 N691RC with the right wing tip at airport aviation services, a nonmovement area located east of taxiway November. Informed and reviewed by ports authority the G5 was incorrectly parked within the object free zone. Aircraft sustained substantial damage, elevator destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION AS PER REQUEST OF ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, US AIRWAYS APOI, DUE TO THE REASON THAT US AIRWAYS IS PART OF THE AVIATION SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM (ASAP) HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO FAA CMO 19, CORAOPOLIS, PA., FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. UNIVERSAL WEATHER AND AVIATION SERVICES, WAS THE FOB IN CHARGE OF THE GROUND HANDLING AND PARKING OF THE GULFTREAN FIVE WHICH WAS WRONGFULLY PARKED AT THE RAMP AREA DUE TO THIS REASON THE INCIDENT BETWEEN BOTH AIRCRAFT HAPPENED. THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ SPOKE WITH ALL THE RAMP PERSONNEL, AGENT, AND SUPERVISOR TO ENSURE THE WAY TO PARK ALL JET AND AIRCRAFT IN THE RIGHT WAY OR POSITION TO AVOID ANY OTHER INCIDENT OF THIS MANNER. USA 1024 TAXIED NORTHBOUND ON TAXIWAY NOVEMBER A333 N672UW STRUCK THE ELEVATOR OF A PARKED G-5 N691RC WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP AT AIRPORT AVIATION SERVICES, A NONMOVEMENT AREA LOCATED EAST OF TAXIWAY NOVEMBER. INFORMED AND REVIEWED BY PORTS AUTHORITY THE G5 WAS INCORRECTLY PARKED WITHIN THE OBJECT FREE ZONE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, ELEVATOR DESTROYED.