What happened
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On August 08 at Teterboro Airport (kewr) aircraft N790DC was waiting at the alpha holding pad and began taxiing for departure when the left wing hit the right wing of N351SP. Both aircraft received minor damage to their wings.
On August 08, 2019, aircraft N790DC (gv-sp) had informed teb 99 (Teterboro Airport base operations) that FAA ATCT ground controller requested all aircraft taxiing into the taxiway a holding pad get as close as possible to the other aircraft. At approximately 1944L FAA ATCT tower controller cleared N790DC (GLF5) to taxi to runway 24. While maneuvering toward runway 24 from the taxiway a holding pad the left wing of N790DC came in to contact with the right wing of N351SP (H25B).
Second in command of N351SP (H25B) told teb 99, they were parked on taxiway a holding pad adjacent runway 24 with their engines off. They overheard FAA ATCT tower controller giving N790DC permission to taxi to runway 24. As N790DC began, taxing out of taxiway a holding pad the left wing struck the right wing of N351SP; damage to both aircraft wing tips occurred.
Teterboro Airport taxiway a holding pad do not have any holding bay taxiway markings. The aircraft in the holding bay were angle parked. On a normal release sequence, the aircraft closest to the runway will leave the holding bay first, so wingtip clearance is not a factor. N790DC was released before N351SP that was on its right due to ATC clearance. It is always the responsibility of the pilot in command to make sure there is adequate clearance of the aircraft before taxing. N790DC did not had enough clearance between the two aircraft when the ground collision occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 08 AT TETERBORO AIRPORT (KEWR) AIRCRAFT N790DC WAS WAITING AT THE ALPHA HOLDING PAD AND BEGAN TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE LEFT WING HIT THE RIGHT WING OF N351SP. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THEIR WINGS.
ON AUGUST 08, 2019, AIRCRAFT N790DC (GV-SP) HAD INFORMED TEB 99 (TETERBORO AIRPORT BASE OPERATIONS) THAT FAA ATCT GROUND CONTROLLER REQUESTED ALL AIRCRAFT TAXIING INTO THE TAXIWAY A HOLDING PAD GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1944L FAA ATCT TOWER CONTROLLER CLEARED N790DC (GLF5) TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 24. WHILE MANEUVERING TOWARD RUNWAY 24 FROM THE TAXIWAY A HOLDING PAD THE LEFT WING OF N790DC CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT WING OF N351SP (H25B).
SECOND IN COMMAND OF N351SP (H25B) TOLD TEB 99, THEY WERE PARKED ON TAXIWAY A HOLDING PAD ADJACENT RUNWAY 24 WITH THEIR ENGINES OFF. THEY OVERHEARD FAA ATCT TOWER CONTROLLER GIVING N790DC PERMISSION TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 24. AS N790DC BEGAN, TAXING OUT OF TAXIWAY A HOLDING PAD THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF N351SP; DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT WING TIPS OCCURRED.
TETERBORO AIRPORT TAXIWAY A HOLDING PAD DO NOT HAVE ANY HOLDING BAY TAXIWAY MARKINGS. THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HOLDING BAY WERE ANGLE PARKED. ON A NORMAL RELEASE SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT CLOSEST TO THE RUNWAY WILL LEAVE THE HOLDING BAY FIRST, SO WINGTIP CLEARANCE IS NOT A FACTOR. N790DC WAS RELEASED BEFORE N351SP THAT WAS ON ITS RIGHT DUE TO ATC CLEARANCE. IT IS ALWAYS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ADEQUATE CLEARANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAXING. N790DC DID NOT HAD ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT WHEN THE GROUND COLLISION OCCURRED.
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