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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-924ER · San Francisco, CA · August 5, 2019

Date: August 5, 2019 · 22:10 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: San Franciso Internaional Airp
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N37437
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA19CA192
Reported as: Boeing 737-924ER
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56-7B26/3
People aboard: 169
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,823 total7,256 in this make and model192 in the last 90 days

N37437Registered now · Boeing 737-924ERS/N 33532 · Built 2009 Airframe modelBoeing 737-924ER Engine modelCFM International CFM56-7B26/3 seriesTurbo-fan

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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 ual 435 arrived at sfo uneventfully. After departing movement area, united boarding area g ramp tower directed UAL435 to park in spot 11-1 at plot 9 in the non-movement area. United flight UAL435 arrived after UAL2201 who was parked at spot 11-2 to wait for gate availability. UAL435 received authorization to taxi to their gate prior to UAL2201. UAL435?s left winglet struck the backside of UAL2201?s wing causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

UNITED FLIGHT UAL 435 ARRIVED AT SFO UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER DEPARTING MOVEMENT AREA, UNITED BOARDING AREA G RAMP TOWER DIRECTED UAL435 TO PARK IN SPOT 11-1 AT PLOT 9 IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA. UNITED FLIGHT UAL435 ARRIVED AFTER UAL2201 WHO WAS PARKED AT SPOT 11-2 TO WAIT FOR GATE AVAILABILITY. UAL435 RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO TAXI TO THEIR GATE PRIOR TO UAL2201. UAL435?S 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 · Minor damage