# Accident 20180501010702A: Boeing 767-332, Jamaica, NY, May 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2018, 15:03 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.6439° N, 73.7819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6439&lon=-73.7819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-332 (registry code 1385101, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4060 (registry code 52140, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-332
- Reported engine: P & W PW4060
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA18CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180501010702A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PORT AUTHORITY POLICE REPORT, ON MAY 1, 2018 ENDEAVOR AIRLNES FLIGHT EDV 3413 (CRJ-900) N606LR  AND DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT DAL 212 (B767-300) N172DN, WERE ON TAXI LANE KF. THE PILOT OF EDV 3413  WAS CLEARED  INTO GATE 46.  AFTER TURNING ONTO THE LEAD IN LINE FOR GATE 46, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WAITING FOR A PROPER GROUND CREW TO WAVE HIM FORWARD, WHEN HE FELT HIS AIRCRAFT GET CLIPPED FROM BEHIND BY DAL212. THE CO-PILOT AGREED WITH THIS STATEMENT.

THE PILOT OF THE DELTA AIRCRAFT STATES HE SAW THE WINGWALKERS GIVE AN "X" SIGNAL TO STOP TO EDV 3413 AIRCRAFT. THE CO-PILOT OF DAL 212 DIRECTED THE PILOT TO "MOVE TO THE LEFT" WHICH THE PILOT STATES THAT HE DID. THE CO-PILOT BELIEVED HE HAD AT LEAST 20 FEET CLEARANCE. THE RIGHT WING OF DAL 212 MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT ELEVATOR OF EDV 3413.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N606LR, Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24: no report for this aircraft; [N606LR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606LR) is registered now

## 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 DCA18CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA165), May 1, 2018: Boeing 767 332 (N172DN), Queens, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of the captain of Delta 212 to ensure adequate clearance while taxiing behind Endeavor 3413.

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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