# NTSB DCA08WA039: Boeing 737-500, Helsinki, Finland, February 13, 2008

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: February 13, 2008, 13:58 local (13:58 UTC)
- Place: Helsinki, Finland
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 39 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08WA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67558/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08WA039

## Factual narrative

On February 13, 2008, at 1358 UTC, an Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-500, registration number UR-GAU, clipped the right wingtip upon landing at Helsinki-Vantaa aerodome, Finland. Seven crem members and 32 passengers on board. No injuries reported. Airplane damage limited to the right wingtip, leading edge slat and outboard flap actuator housing. The initial on-site investigation was performed by AIB Finland. Finland has delegated the investigation of the incident to the SAA of Ukraine. The NTSB has appointed a non-traveling US accredited representative.

## Aircraft

- Registration: UR-GAU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 737-500
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Ukaine International Airlines
- Departed: UKBB, Boryspil Intl
- Destination: EFHK, Helsinki

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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