What happened
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(-23) Pilot of N207WN taxied into N673AA in the alleyway of the southwest ramp at ksan. Regional officer's report: on 12/26/2006, at 1816 hours, harbor police was dispatched to a report of two southwest airlines aircraft that collided while taxiing. All terminal one and ramp units responded to assist with deplaning and escorting passengers from one of the aircraft. This collision occurred on the east alleyway of terminal one across from gate #4. The alleyway is a flat concrete surface. The alleyway is well illuminated and is used for aircraft and vehicle traffic. Aircraft #1 (A-1) is a Boeing 737-300 bearing tail number N673AA. At the time of this collision, A-1 had 125 passengers and was carrying 15,900 pounds of jet-a fuel. A-1 had a damaged right elevator as a result of this collision. No passengers on board A-1 were injured. The captain of A-1 was privacy data omitted. Aircraft #2 (A-2) is a Boeing 737-700 bearing tail number N207WN. At the time of this collision, A-2 had 72 passengers and was carrying 12,900 pounds of jet-a fuel. A-2 had a damaged left winglet as a result of this collision. The upper portion of the winglet was detached from A-2 and stuck in the right elevator of A-1. No passengers on board A-2 were injured. The captain of A-2 was privacy data omitted. A-2 had pushed back from gate 1 and was taxiing down the east alleyway to the east of terminal one. A-1 was attached to a tug and pushing into the east alleyway from gate 5. The tug and the aircraft from gate 5 stopped and the captain of A-1 set the brakes on the aircraft. A-2 continued down the alleyway. A-2 attempted to pass A-1 to the right. A-2'S left winglet struck the right elevator of A-1. The two aircraft were momentarily stuck together until A-2 powered up its engines and broke free from A-1. The upper portion of the winglet of A-2 was left imbedded in the right elevator of A-1. After the two aircraft were separated, the passengers from A-1 were escorted off the plane across the alleyway and back into the southwest airlines boarding area. A-2 was attached to a tug, taken to gate 3, and all passengers were deplaned. No passengers or flight crew from either aircraft were injured as a result of the collision.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT OF N207WN TAXIED INTO N673AA IN THE ALLEYWAY OF THE SOUTHWEST RAMP AT KSAN. REGIONAL OFFICER'S REPORT: ON 12/26/2006, AT 1816 HOURS, HARBOR POLICE WAS DISPATCHED TO A REPORT OF TWO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AIRCRAFT THAT COLLIDED WHILE TAXIING. ALL TERMINAL ONE AND RAMP UNITS RESPONDED TO ASSIST WITH DEPLANING AND ESCORTING PASSENGERS FROM ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS COLLISION OCCURRED ON THE EAST ALLEYWAY OF TERMINAL ONE ACROSS FROM GATE #4. THE ALLEYWAY IS A FLAT CONCRETE SURFACE. THE ALLEYWAY IS WELL ILLUMINATED AND IS USED FOR AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC. AIRCRAFT #1 (A-1) IS A BOEING 737-300 BEARING TAIL NUMBER N673AA. AT THE TIME OF THIS COLLISION, A-1 HAD 125 PASSENGERS AND WAS CARRYING 15,900 POUNDS OF JET-A FUEL. A-1 HAD A DAMAGED RIGHT ELEVATOR AS A RESULT OF THIS COLLISION. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD A-1 WERE INJURED. THE CAPTAIN OF A-1 WAS ^PRIVACY DA^. AIRCRAFT #2 (A-2) IS A BOEING 737-700 BEARING TAIL NUMBER N207WN. AT THE TIME OF THIS COLLISION, A-2 HAD 72 PASSENGERS AND WAS CARRYING 12,900 POUNDS OF JET-A FUEL. A-2 HAD A DAMAGED LEFT WINGLET AS A RESULT OF THIS COLLISION. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINGLET WAS DETACHED FROM A-2 AND STUCK IN THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF A-1. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD A-2 WERE INJURED. THE CAPTAIN OF A-2 WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^. A-2 HAD PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 1 AND WAS TAXIING DOWN THE EAST ALLEYWAY TO THE EAST OF TERMINAL ONE. A-1 WAS ATTACHED TO A TUG AND PUSHING INTO THE EAST ALLEYWAY FROM GATE 5. THE TUG AND THE AIRCRAFT FROM GATE 5 STOPPED AND THE CAPTAIN OF A-1 SET THE BRAKES ON THE AIRCRAFT. A-2 CONTINUED DOWN THE ALLEYWAY. A-2 ATTEMPTED TO PASS A-1 TO THE RIGHT. A-2'S LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF A-1. THE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE MOMENTARILY STUCK TOGETHER UNTIL A-2 POWERED UP ITS ENGINES AND BROKE FREE FROM A-1. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINGLET OF A-2 WAS LEFT IMBEDDED IN THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF A-1. AFTER THE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE SEPARATED, THE PASSENGERS FROM A-1 WERE ESCORTED OFF THE PLANE ACROSS THE ALLEYWAY AND BACK INTO THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BOARDING AREA. A-2 WAS ATTACHED TO A TUG, TAKEN TO GATE 3, AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. NO PASSENGERS OR FLIGHT CREW FROM EITHER AIRCRAFT WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION.
NTSB investigation
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