# Accident 20100605036772A: Airbus Indu A330-323, Charlotte, NC, June 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2010, 17:18 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.2136° N, 80.9489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2136&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277AY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277AY-2023-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A330-323 (registry code 3930335, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a330-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4158 (registry code 52061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDU A330-323
- Reported engine: P & W PW4158
- People aboard: 300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,619 total, 880 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605036772A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN LINE TAXIWAY E, SHORT OF TAXIWAY E10, FOR DEPARTURE 18C . CLT TOWER ASKED IF ABLE TO DEPART FROM TAXIWAY E10, THE CREW REPLIED THAT RUNWAY LENGTH WAS ACCEPTABLE.  TOWER CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD 18C AT E10. DURING THE TURN THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE RUDDER OF N508AY, WHICH WAS STOPPED JUST NORTH OF TAXIWAY E10, SLICING THE RUDDER APPROXIMATELY 18 TO 24 INCHES IN THE UPPER SPAN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N508AY, Airbus A321-231: [Accident 20100605036762A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605036762A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA299), Jun 5, 2010: Airbus Industrie A330-323 (N277AY), Charlotte, NC, minor damage. Probable cause: The Airbus A330 flight crew's failure to maintain clearance from a standing airplane while taxiing.

## Other reports on N277AY (1)

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

- [Accident 20140913018049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140913018049A), Sep 13, 2014: Airbus Industrie A330-323 (N277AY), Philadelphia, PA, No damage. The a flight attendant injured her arm trying to stop a beverage cart from rolling down the isle. She was unable to work but an extra flight attendant was on…

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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