# Accident 20170630011212A: Airbus A-321-231, Chicago, IL, June 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2017, 20:37 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9772° N, 87.8983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9772&lon=-87.8983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991AU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991AU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-231 (registry code 3940032, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A-321-231
- People aboard: 166
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA17CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170630011212A

## Narrative

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

AA1162 WAS TAXING FOR DEPARTURE SOUTH BOUND ON TAXIWAY BRAVO. AHEAD OF HIM WAS INBOUND SKW3047 HOLDING ON ALPHA 7 SHORT OF TAXIWAY ALPHA. AA1162 VEERED RIGHT OF THE TAXI CENTERLINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PASS BEHIND THE CL65 BUT HIS LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE CL65?S TAIL.

DAMAGE TO AA 1162 WAS LEFT WING SHARKLET. (MINOR)

DAMAGE TO SKW 3047 WAS RH ELEVATOR, HORIZONTAL STAB FRONT AND REAR SPARS DEFORMED.  (CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL BY NTSB)

NOTE:THE NTSB CASE NUMBER OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT, SKW 3047 IS DCA17CA147B

## Other aircraft in the event

- N862AS, Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19: no report for this aircraft in the release

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA17CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA147), Jul 1, 2017: Airbus A321 231 (N991AU), Chicago, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: the A321 flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between the aircraft, leading to the inadvertent collision with the horizontal stabilizer of the CRJ700. Contributing to the accident was…

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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