40.6399° N, 73.7787° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 2007 · 00:25 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
SAJF
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
B2477
Reported as
Boeing 747
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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) Air china was taxiing for parking. Jet blue was parked with its tail section extending into the taxiway. Air china right wing tip impacted the rudder of the jet blue aircraft. Air china's crew believed they had enough clearance to pass the jet blue aircraft. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIR CHINA WAS TAXIING FOR PARKING. JET BLUE WAS PARKED WITH ITS TAIL SECTION EXTENDING INTO THE TAXIWAY. AIR CHINA RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE RUDDER OF THE JET BLUE AIRCRAFT. AIR CHINA'S CREW BELIEVED THEY HAD ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO PASS THE JET BLUE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^