What happened
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On may 21, 2021 at Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL, privacy data omitted, was proceding on their ATC clearance to taxi to runway 22L, from gate B-14 via takiways tango and yankee. privacy data omitted, Had just landed and was proceeding to gate B-15 via yankee.
privacy data omitted Partially cleared the taxiway as they approached gate B-15 but stopped short because marshallers had not yet arrived. privacy data omitted Therefore, had not fully entered the non-movement area.
privacy data omitted Was proceeding on taxiway yankee and had to pass behind privacy data omitted. The captain of privacy data omitted asked the first officer if the right wing would clear the other aircraft if they continued taxiing behind privacy data omitted. The first officer answered in the afirmative. The captain also noted that privacy data omitted was ready to move ahead so he altered his path, steering slightly left of the taxiway center line, and continued his movement behind privacy data omitted. A collision occurred and the right winglet of privacy data omitted struck the right and left horizontal stabilizers and elevators of privacy data omitted, causing substantial damage to privacy data omitted, and minor damage to the right wingtip of privacy data omitted.
After the collision, privacy data omitted continued into gate B-15. privacy data omitted, Was given further taxi instructions via runway 22L, yankee, to gate B-22. All passengers and crew deplaned via jetways into the terminal and there were no injuries.
See atqa ASW2921001 for second aircraft report.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 21, 2021 AT MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHICAGO, IL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS PROCEDING ON THEIR ATC CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 22L, FROM GATE B-14 VIA TAKIWAYS TANGO AND YANKEE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS PROCEEDING TO GATE B-15 VIA YANKEE.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PARTIALLY CLEARED THE TAXIWAY AS THEY APPROACHED GATE B-15 BUT STOPPED SHORT BECAUSE MARSHALLERS HAD NOT YET ARRIVED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEREFORE, HAD NOT FULLY ENTERED THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PROCEEDING ON TAXIWAY YANKEE AND HAD TO PASS BEHIND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE CAPTAIN OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED THE FIRST OFFICER IF THE RIGHT WING WOULD CLEAR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IF THEY CONTINUED TAXIING BEHIND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FIRST OFFICER ANSWERED IN THE AFIRMATIVE. THE CAPTAIN ALSO NOTED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS READY TO MOVE AHEAD SO HE ALTERED HIS PATH, STEERING SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE TAXIWAY CENTER LINE, AND CONTINUED HIS MOVEMENT BEHIND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. A COLLISION OCCURRED AND THE RIGHT WINGLET OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE RIGHT AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND ELEVATORS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
AFTER THE COLLISION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED INTO GATE B-15. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS GIVEN FURTHER TAXI INSTRUCTIONS VIA RUNWAY 22L, YANKEE, TO GATE B-22. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED VIA JETWAYS INTO THE TERMINAL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
SEE ATQA ASW2921001 FOR SECOND AIRCRAFT REPORT.
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