What happened
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Southwest airlines (swaa) flight 449, a B-737-7H4, registration number N939WN, operating a revenue flight from laguardia airport, queens, NY (lga) to denver, co (den) made contact with American airlines (aala) flight 1104, a B-737-823, registration number N822NN, operating a revenue flight from dallas, TX (dfw) to lga.
According to aircraft maintenance records, and airport agency reports the aala aircraft was stopped partially in the gate area with the aircraft?s tail section partially in taxiway a, waiting to be marshalled into gate D7. The swaa aircraft was taxiing westbound on taxiway a just before the intersection of taxiway e. as the swaa aircraft was taxiing behind the aala aircraft, the swaa left hand winglet struck and impacted the aala left hand horizontal stabilizer causing damage to the aala left hand horizontal stabilizer leading edge, underside skin, and elevator. The swaa aircraft sustained damage to the left hand winglet. The passengers from both aircraft were safely deplaned by mobile stairs from the L1 doors and brought to the terminal. There were no reported injuries to passengers or crew members on either aircraft and no further reported damage to any other property. The taxiway a and taxiway e intersection area was closed temporarily and reopened at 1200 hours EST.
The swaa aircraft was repaired in lga and returned to service. The aala aircraft had repairs accomplished in lga so it could be maintenance ferried to tulsa, ok for completion of repairs.
This event was submitted to the asap event review committee (erc) for inclusion in the asap program by the flight crews of both subject air carriers.
As the FAA filed it
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (SWAA) FLIGHT 449, A B-737-7H4, REGISTRATION NUMBER N939WN, OPERATING A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, QUEENS, NY (LGA) TO DENVER, CO (DEN) MADE CONTACT WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES (AALA) FLIGHT 1104, A B-737-823, REGISTRATION NUMBER N822NN, OPERATING A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM DALLAS, TX (DFW) TO LGA.
ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AND AIRPORT AGENCY REPORTS THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED PARTIALLY IN THE GATE AREA WITH THE AIRCRAFT?S TAIL SECTION PARTIALLY IN TAXIWAY A, WAITING TO BE MARSHALLED INTO GATE D7. THE SWAA AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING WESTBOUND ON TAXIWAY A JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY E. AS THE SWAA AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING BEHIND THE AALA AIRCRAFT, THE SWAA LEFT HAND WINGLET STRUCK AND IMPACTED THE AALA LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AALA LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE, UNDERSIDE SKIN, AND ELEVATOR. THE SWAA AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WINGLET. THE PASSENGERS FROM BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SAFELY DEPLANED BY MOBILE STAIRS FROM THE L1 DOORS AND BROUGHT TO THE TERMINAL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW MEMBERS ON EITHER AIRCRAFT AND NO FURTHER REPORTED DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY. THE TAXIWAY A AND TAXIWAY E INTERSECTION AREA WAS CLOSED TEMPORARILY AND REOPENED AT 1200 HOURS EST.
THE SWAA AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED IN LGA AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AALA AIRCRAFT HAD REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED IN LGA SO IT COULD BE MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO TULSA, OK FOR COMPLETION OF REPAIRS.
THIS EVENT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ASAP EVENT REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) FOR INCLUSION IN THE ASAP PROGRAM BY THE FLIGHT CREWS OF BOTH SUBJECT AIR CARRIERS.
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