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Date
August 4, 2010 · 02:44 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
SAJF
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Boeing 747-400F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other 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.
China airlines flt. 5117, B747-400F, while being pushed back by a tug for departure, the left wing tip (winglet) struck the left wingtip (winglet) of an air china cargo, B-747-400F, being loaded for flight. Minor damage to both aircraft. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
CHINA AIRLINES FLT. 5117, B747-400F, WHILE BEING PUSHED BACK BY A TUG FOR DEPARTURE, THE LEFT WING TIP (WINGLET) STRUCK THE LEFT WINGTIP (WINGLET) OF AN AIR CHINA CARGO, B-747-400F, BEING LOADED FOR FLIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.