# NTSB DCA13LA039: Boeing 777 - 300, Miami, FL, January 17, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 17, 2013, 17:42 local (22:42 UTC) - Place: Miami, FL - Coordinates: 25.790277, -80.275001 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7903&lon=-80.2750&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining events: [Prior to flight: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 397 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 7, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 86048 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13LA039 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86048/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86048 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13LA039 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) LV-BMT flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between the two aircraft, leading to the inadvertent collision of the left winglet with the horizontal stabilizer and elevator of F-GNZI. Contributing to the accident were the incorrect instructions given by the Miami Gates controller to the LV-BMT flight crew. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Communication (personnel): accuracy of communication](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063515): Personnel issues › Task performance · Other (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063515/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot of other aircraft (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,100 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Communication (personnel): accuracy of communication](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063515): Personnel issues › Task performance · Other (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063515/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,100 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) After arriving from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (SAEZ), Buenos Aires, Argentina, LV-BMT was directed by Miami ground control to taxi to the passenger terminal via taxiway Q. According to recorded data, LV-BMT was directed to spot 14W and cleared to gate H8A by Miami-Dade Aviation Department Aircraft Gate Control (Miami Gates). About 3 minutes later, the Miami Gates controller attempted to contact LV-BMT three times but used the incorrect flight number. On the third attempt, the crew of LV-BMT responded and were told they were "on the wrong line." The crew responded "14 Whiskey" but did not stop their taxi. While taxiing from spot 14W the left winglet of LV-BMT struck F-GNZI, which was parked at gate H10. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 2) On January 17, 2013, about 1742 eastern standard time, Air France flight 695, a Boeing B777-300, F-GNZI, was parked at the gate and in the process of boarding passengers at the Miami International Airport (KMIA), Miami, Florida, when the left winglet of taxiing Aerolineas Argentinas flight 1304, an Airbus 340-300, LV-BMT, struck its right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The elevator of F-GNZI was substantially damaged and LV-BMT sustained minor damage. There were no reported injuries on either aircraft. Both aircraft were being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: F-GZNI (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: BOEING 777 - 300 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 39973 - Airframe hours: 8084 - Engines: General Electric GE90-115B 115000 lbs thrust turbo fan; General Electric GE90-115B 115000 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 129 - Operator: Air France - Registered owner: Jackson Square Aviation, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: AAIP, January 17, 2013 - Airport: MIA, Miami Intl - Equipment: Stall warning system, Data recorder ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: LV-BMT (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: AIRBUS A340 - 300 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 0048 - Engines: turbo fan; turbo fan; turbo fan; turbo fan - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Part 129 - Operator: Aerolineas Argentinas S.A. - Registered owner: Unknown - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Departed: SAEZ, Buenos Aires - Destination: MIA, Miami, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: MIA, Miami Intl - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft 1; age 49; injuries: none; foreign, airline transport; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 22, 2012; seat: left; restraint: none; flight hours: 15,096 total, 1,614 in this make and model, 7,234 as pilot in command, 168 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot, aircraft 1; age 38; injuries: none; airline transport, foreign; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 28, 2012; seat: right; restraint: none; flight hours: 7,454 total, 1,635 in this make and model, 0 as pilot in command, 152 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft 2; age 60; injuries: none; foreign, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 23, 2012; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 22,248 total, 90 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot, aircraft 2; age 36; injuries: none; foreign, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: right; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 3,985 total, 73 in this make and model, 2,149 as pilot in command, 73 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: MIA ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 7, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86048. 4.9 MB in all. - Cockpit Voice Recorder - Specialist's Factual Report (item 1, .PDF, 36 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482099&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Cockpit%20Voice%20Recorder%20-%20Specialist%27s%20Factual%20Report-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1-Aerolineas (item 2, .PDF, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482100&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Aerolineas-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1-Air France (item 3, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482101&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Air%20France-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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