# Accident 20260303001571A: Airbus A350-941, Newark, NJ, March 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2026, 10:20 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: SBOF
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A350-941
- People aboard: 168
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 24,652 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260303001571A

## Narrative

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

NEWARK, NJ (EWR): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING PUSH BACK THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TAIL OF AN OCCUPIED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A321, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY PUSHED BACK AND BEING DEICED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE TOWED BACK TO THEIR GATE AND DEPLANED NORMALLY.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AIRCRAFT PUSHBACK TOWING BY THE GROUND AGENT AND NEITHER PILOTS WERE OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS DURING THIS PERIOD. THE GROUND AGENT CONDUCTING THE PUSH BACK WAS A CONTRACTOR AND NOT A SIA EMPLOYEE(S).

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ POB: 168, INJURIES: NONE

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DAMAGE: STATIC WICKS BENT AND REPAIRED SAME DAY

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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