Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
New York, New York 11430
Friday, December 14, 2007 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The passenger airline's EMB-190 was operated on a positioning flight, and landed at its destination in night instrument meteorological conditions. Due to ramp space limitations, the flight crew was instructed by company personnel to temporarily park on a cargo ramp that was unfamiliar to them. They taxied to the designated ramp, and were advised that a marshalling crew would be sent out as soon as one was available, but that they could expect a significant delay. The ramp markings were at least partially obscured due to several hours of freezing precipitation earlier in the day. The crew shut down the engines, but kept the cabin, navigation, beacon and logo lights illuminated. Shortly thereafter, a B-747 cargo airplane on an active taxiway attempted to pass behind the parked EMB-190. The B-747 crew noticed that the EMB-190 was "very close to the taxiway," and deviated approximately 12 feet from the taxiway centerline to avoid contacting the EMB-190. The B-747 crew believed that they had successfully cleared the EMB-190, but after they parked their airplane, they were advised that the right winglet of the B-747 struck the EMB-190 rudder, separated from the wing, and remained embedded in the other airplane. Subsequent to the accident, it was determined that the tail of the EMB-190 extended approximately 50 feet beyond the demarcation line of the non-movement area. The B-747 could have deviated further from the taxiway centerline to avoid the EMB-190 and still retain a 15 to 20 foot wheel clearance from the taxiway edge.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The infringement of the parked EMB-190 into the airport movement area, and the B-747 crew's failure to maintain separation between the airplanes in conditions of darkness. Contributing to the accident was the contaminated ramp, which obscured airport markings.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/14/2007 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 0 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | New York |
| Event State | NEW YORK |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 11430 |
| Event Date Year | 2007 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 403930N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0734712W |
| Event Location Airport | John F. Kennedy International |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | JFK |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 13 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2351 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | JFK |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 13 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 800 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 800 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Thin Overcast |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 9 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 0 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -2 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 20 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.05 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 5 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 25679 |
| NTSB Notification Source | Operator - JetBlue Airlines |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 14 2007 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 6 2009 3:21PM |
| User who most recently changed record | muzd |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | New York International Field Office |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | B-2477 | N184JB |
| NTSB Number | NYC08LA062A | NYC08LA062B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 129: Foreign | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BOEING | EMBRAER |
| Aircraft Model | B747-433BCF | EMB-190 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 24998 | 19000008 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- | 114550 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | 3 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | 3 |
| Passenger Seats | -- | 100 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- | 106 |
| Number of Engines | 4 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | Dec 13 2007 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- | 5486 |
| ELT Installed | No | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Air China Airlines | Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | South Terminal Capital International Airport | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Beijing | Salt Lake City |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- | UT |
| Aircraft Owner Country | CH | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 100621 | 84111 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | Air China Airlines | JetBlue Airways |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | South Terminal Capital International Airport | 118-29 Queens Blvd |
| Operator City | Beijing | Forest Hills |
| Operator State | -- | NY |
| Operator Country | CH | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 100621 | 11375 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | International | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Cargo | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Positioning | Positioning |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | ANC | BNA |
| Departure City | Anchorage | Nashville |
| Departure State | AK | TN |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | 1957 |
| Departure Time Zone | -- | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | JFK | JFK |
| Destination City | New York | New York |
| Destination State | NY | NY |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Taxi - from landing | Standing - engine(s) not operating |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 6 2009 3:29PM | Jul 6 2009 3:20PM |
| User who most recently changed record | muzd | muzd |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |