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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747-428F · Louisville, KY · December 18, 2015

Date: December 18, 2015 · 05:00 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: WRNA
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N902AR
Reported as: Boeing 747-428F
Reported engine: GE CF6-80C2B5F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,372 total

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What happened

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During taxi out from parking spot 8 on ramp 6 at sdf, while following marshalers direction, aircraft N902AR left winglet struck the right winglet of western global B-747-400 (N356KD) parked in spot 10 on ups ramp 6. Flight crew stated that they lost sight of the wing walker on the left wing and continued to follow the marshalers instructions. Flight crew was unaware of the wingtip strike until contacted by ramp control and advised to stop and shutdown engines due to collision with another aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI OUT FROM PARKING SPOT 8 ON RAMP 6 AT SDF, WHILE FOLLOWING MARSHALERS DIRECTION, AIRCRAFT N902AR LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE RIGHT WINGLET OF WESTERN GLOBAL B-747-400 (N356KD) PARKED IN SPOT 10 ON UPS RAMP 6. FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE WING WALKER ON THE LEFT WING AND CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE MARSHALERS INSTRUCTIONS. FLIGHT CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE WINGTIP STRIKE UNTIL CONTACTED BY RAMP CONTROL AND ADVISED TO STOP AND SHUTDOWN ENGINES DUE TO COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N356KDBoeing 747-446No report for this aircraft in the release