# Incident 20221117020282I: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11, Richmond, VA, November 17, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2022, 22:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BAGA
- Location: 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND INTL (RIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5052&lon=-77.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11 (registry code 1400015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-canada-lp-bd-500-1a11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW1521G SERIE (registry code 51763, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw1521g-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS CANADA LP BD-500-1A11
- Reported engine: P & W PW1521G SERIE
- People aboard: 212
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,750 total, 450 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221117020282I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WINGTIP INCIDENT 11/17/22 IN RICHMOND, VA (RIC) AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30PM LOCAL TIME. THE INCIDENT INVOLVED TWO A220 AIRCRAFT.

MISHAP AIRCRAFT 'A' WAS TAXIING INTO A GATE IN RIC UNDER MARSHALLER DIRECTION, AND THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH MISHAP AIRCRAFT "B".  MISHAP AIRCRAFT "B" WAS PARKED AND STATIONARY AT AN ADJACENT GATE.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND ALL GUESTS DEPLANED NORMALLY.

ALL FOUR PILOT'S SUBMITTED AND WERE ACCEPTED IN THE AVIATION SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM (ASAP).

## Other aircraft in the event

- N214BZ, Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11: no report for this aircraft; [N214BZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214BZ) is registered now

## Other reports on N216BZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230620005652I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230620005652I), Jun 20, 2023: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11 (N216BZ), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. On Tuesday June 20, 2023, at 09:15 in ktpa, mishap aircraft #1 (ma#1) was being towed to gate c-xx. Mishap aircraft #2 (ma#2), was parked at a hardstand (a-x)…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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