# Incident 20230620005652I: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11, Tampa, FL, June 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2023, 09:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BAGA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&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: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230620005652I

## Narrative

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

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) LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND GATE C-XX. THE TUG DRIVER FOLLOWED THE LEAD IN LINE FOR GATE C-XX AND WHILE PASSING THE PARKED MA#2, THE WINGTIP OF MA#1 CONTACTED THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF MA#2 DAMAGING BOTH AIRCRAFT.

CAUSAL FACTORS:

THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY CREATED THE HARDSTAND PARKING BEHIND GATE C-XX AND FAILED TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE LEAD IN LINES.  THE CURRENT LEAD IN LINES DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACING TO PARK AN AIRCRAFT AT C-XX WITH AN AIRCRAFT PARKED AT A-X.  IN ADDITION, THE BUSINESS PARTNERS AND COMPANY PILOTS WERE AWARE OF THE HAZARD BUT FAILED TO ESCALATE THEIR CONCERNS.

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS:

PARKING IN A-X IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED WHEN AN AIRCRAFT IS PARKED AT GATE C-XX.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N190BZ, Embraer S A ERJ 190-200 IGW: no report for this aircraft in the release

## Other reports on N216BZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20221117020282I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221117020282I), Nov 17, 2022: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11 (N216BZ), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. 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…

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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