# Incident 20080608848309I: Airbus A330323, Minneapolis, MN, June 8, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.8820° N, 93.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN (MSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8820&lon=-93.2218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N819NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A330-323 (registry code 3940030, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4168A (registry code 51510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4168a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330323
- Reported engine: PWA PW4168A
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080608848309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NWA FLIGHT 45, AMSTERDAM (EHAM) TO MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP), AN A-330-323, N819NW, TAXIED TO GATE G-9 AT MAIN TERMINAL.  AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GATE, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF ANOTHER A-330 AT GATE G-8.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP OF SHIP #3319 AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF SHIP #3303.  PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED VIA A PORTABLE STAIRWAY TO THE RAMP AND WALKED INTO THE TERMINAL.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N819NW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071225829119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071225829119A), Dec 25, 2007: Airbus A330323 (N819NW), Honolulu, HI, No damage. (-23) Inbound northwest airlines flight no. 16 at flight level 370-380 from kensai japan to Honolulu Hawaii encountered severe turbulence. Reported 2 female…

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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