# Incident 20170216011082I: Boeing 737-8H4, Phoenix, AZ, February 16, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2017, 19:56 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.4343° N, 112.0116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (PHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4343&lon=-112.0116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8303R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8303R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8H4 (registry code 138440A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B27E series (registry code 13078, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8H4
- People aboard: 169
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170216011082I

## Narrative

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

PHOENIX, AZ (PHX): SWA4182 / FFT756, N8303R / N202FR, B738 / A320, SWA4182 B738 (ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED AS SWA2182 BY AIRPORT OPS, LATER CORRECTED) WAS TAXING EASTBOUND ON TWY C VIA THE SOUTH ROUTE. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN BY THE LN CONTROLLER WHO HAD COORDINATED WITH THE GND CONTROLLER FOR TAXI APPROVAL FROM INTERSECTION B5. FFT756 A320 HAD CALLED FOR PUSH OFF OF GATE 25 FOR T3 NORTH. THE GN CONTROLLER TOLD FFT756 AFTER SWA PASSES THAT PUSH WAS APPROVED. FFT756 STARTED PUSHING NON STANDARD TAIL WEST WHEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT HIT WINGTIPS ON TWY C BETWEEN INT C8 AND INT C7. I NOTIFIED THE CITY OF THE INCIDENT TO INVESTIGATE ASAP. NEITHER AIRCRAFT REQUIRED ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY, AT 0357 SWA4182 WAS TOWED TO GATE D6. AT 0430Z FFT756 WAS TOWED TO REMOTE SPOT 4 POB: 174 / 163, INJURIES: NONE / NONE, DAMAGE: UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN. 2/17 0256Z

INVESTIGATION RESULTS/PHOTOS SENT TO BOTH SOUTHWEST AND FRONTIER AIRLINES PRINCIPLE INSPECTORS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N202FR, Airbus A320-214: no report for this aircraft; [N202FR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202FR) is registered now

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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