20141112021969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · A-319 115 · Miami, FL · November 12, 2014

Date: November 12, 2014 · 03:15 local
Place: Miami, FL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: ANCF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: A-319 115
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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.

Ava 008 was taxing to their gate at mia lead by two wing walkers and a lead walker out side of the ATC tower control area. The avianca right wing tip hit the air Canada A-320 winglet that was parked at gate J-5 while trying to park at gate J-3. The investigation made by Miami ports authority revealed that the ground crew leading the aircraft did not made a good job clearing the aircraft during taxi inn.

As the FAA filed it

AVA 008 WAS TAXING TO THEIR GATE AT MIA LEAD BY TWO WING WALKERS AND A LEAD WALKER OUT SIDE OF THE ATC TOWER CONTROL AREA. THE AVIANCA RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE AIR CANADA A-320 WINGLET THAT WAS PARKED AT GATE J-5 WHILE TRYING TO PARK AT GATE J-3. THE INVESTIGATION MADE BY MIAMI PORTS AUTHORITY REVEALED THAT THE GROUND CREW LEADING THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MADE A GOOD JOB CLEARING THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI INN.