# Incident 20180708009382I: Airbus A320-214, Destin, FL, July 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2018, 23:50 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 30.4813° N, 86.5158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-86.5158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 series (registry code 13090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-5B4/3
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 1,191 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180708009382I

## Narrative

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

AAY1913, (N254NV), A320, WAS MANEUVERING INTO THE GATE MADE CONTACT WITH AAY1927 (N250NV) WHICH WAS PARKED AND VACANT.

N254NV HAS DAMAGE TO A SHARKLET AND N250NV HAS DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR AND TAIL.

NO OTHER DAMAGE TO EITHER AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED DURING FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N250NV, Airbus A320-214: no report for this aircraft; [N250NV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N250NV) is registered now

## Other reports on N254NV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180617008139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617008139I), Jun 17, 2018: Airbus A-320 (N254NV), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. June 17, 2018 WX0A flight AAY1314 departing cvg ingested a bird in #2 engine during climg. 5 fan blades were bent with acoustic panel and nose cowl damage.…

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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