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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airbus Industrie A320-232 · San Francisco, CA · August 5, 2019

Date: August 5, 2019 · 22:10 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: San Francisco International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N432UA
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA19CA192
Reported as: Airbus Industrie A320-232
Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
People aboard: 142
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,579 total2,643 in this make and model123 in the last 90 days

N432UARegistered now · Airbus Industrie A320-232S/N 587 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-232 Engine modelIAE V2500SERIESTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

United flight UAL2201 arrived at sfo uneventfully. After departing movement area, united boarding area g ramp tower directed UAL2201 to hold at spot 11-2 at plot 9 for gate availability in the non-movement area. United flight UAL435 was directed to the spot 11-1 to wait for gate availability. UAL435 received authorization to taxi to their gate prior to UAL2201. UAL435 left winglet struck the backside of UAL2201?s wing causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

UNITED FLIGHT UAL2201 ARRIVED AT SFO UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER DEPARTING MOVEMENT AREA, UNITED BOARDING AREA G RAMP TOWER DIRECTED UAL2201 TO HOLD AT SPOT 11-2 AT PLOT 9 FOR GATE AVAILABILITY IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA. UNITED FLIGHT UAL435 WAS DIRECTED TO THE SPOT 11-1 TO WAIT FOR GATE AVAILABILITY. UAL435 RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO TAXI TO THEIR GATE PRIOR TO UAL2201. UAL435 LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE BACKSIDE OF UAL2201?S WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA19CA192Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportSFO International Airport, CAthe ramp controller directing a Boeing 737 to hold in a location that was marked for a regional jet.Aug 6, 2019 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage