What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted, An emb 170, was holding on the guide in line to gate C-87 (kewr) waiting for marshalers. However,privacy data omitted was not close enough to the gate causing the tail to extend into the movement area. privacy data omitted Was on taxiway ?s? On the way to terminal b parking. Thy saw the emb 170 holding on the gate line and assumed that the aircraft was on the ramp (non- movement area) which meant thy had wing clearance on the centerline of taxiway ?s?. Even though thy 29 slowed, believed adequate clearance existed, and visually checked the right wing tip, the winglet of the turkish A330-300 hit the rudder of the emb 170 causing substantial damage. The ground collision was not noticed by the thy flight deck crew who continued to taxi to parking.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EMB 170, WAS HOLDING ON THE GUIDE IN LINE TO GATE C-87 (KEWR) WAITING FOR MARSHALERS. HOWEVER,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE GATE CAUSING THE TAIL TO EXTEND INTO THE MOVEMENT AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON TAXIWAY ?S? ON THE WAY TO TERMINAL B PARKING. THY SAW THE EMB 170 HOLDING ON THE GATE LINE AND ASSUMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RAMP (NON- MOVEMENT AREA) WHICH MEANT THY HAD WING CLEARANCE ON THE CENTERLINE OF TAXIWAY ?S?. EVEN THOUGH THY 29 SLOWED, BELIEVED ADEQUATE CLEARANCE EXISTED, AND VISUALLY CHECKED THE RIGHT WING TIP, THE WINGLET OF THE TURKISH A330-300 HIT THE RUDDER OF THE EMB 170 CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE GROUND COLLISION WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE THY FLIGHT DECK CREW WHO CONTINUED TO TAXI TO PARKING.
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