# Incident 20100804040331I: Boeing 747-400F, Los Angeles, CA, August 4, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2010, 02:44 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: SAJF
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-400F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- 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/20100804040331I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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