Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Charlotte/Douglas Internationa Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
Saturday, June 5, 2010 17:20 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
An Airbus A330 was standing on taxiway behind other aircraft holding for re-routes due to weather. An air traffic controller asked the flight crew if they could depart off of a different runway and the crew accepted the clearance. The A330 then had to make a left turn onto a different taxiway and the captain asked the first officer if there was adequate clearance from their right wing tip to the tail of the standing A321 ahead. The first officer replied that there was adequate clearance and continued with preparing for takeoff. The flight crew subsequently felt a jolt as the right wing tip of the A330 contacted the rudder of the A321, resulting in minor damage to the wing tip of the A330 and substantial damage to the rudder of the A321.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The Airbus A330 flight crew's failure to maintain clearance from a standing airplane while taxiing.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/5/2010 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1720 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Charlotte |
| Event State | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 28208 |
| Event Date Year | 2010 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 351249N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0805656W |
| Event Location Airport | Charlotte/Douglas Internationa |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | CLT |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 748 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1752 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CLT |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 748 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 14000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2200 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 27 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 21 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 280 |
| 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) | 29.88 |
| 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 | 454 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 27896 |
| NTSB Notification Source | Aircraft Operator |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 14 2011 2:10PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N277AY | N508AY |
| NTSB Number | ERA10LA299A | ERA10LA299B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 121: Air Carrier | Part 121: Air Carrier |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No | No |
| Damage | Minor | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE | AIRBUS |
| Aircraft Model | A330-323 | A321-231 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 0380 | 3740 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 511000 | 203000 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 4 | 4 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | 14 | 7 |
| Passenger Seats | 293 | 183 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 379 | 379 |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP | AAIP |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | Jun 5 2010 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- | 6077 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | US AIRWAYS INC | US AIRWAYS INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 111 W RIO SALADO PKWY | 111 W RIO SALADO PKWY |
| Aircraft Owner City | TEMPE | TEMPE |
| Aircraft Owner State | AZ | AZ |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 85281-2880 | 85281-2880 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | US AIRWAYS INC | US AIRWAYS INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 111 W RIO SALADO PKWY | 111 W RIO SALADO PKWY |
| Operator City | TEMPE | TEMPE |
| Operator State | AZ | AZ |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 85281-2880 | 85281-2880 |
| Operator Code | USAA | USAA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | USAA105A | USAA105A |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | International | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | CLT | CLT |
| Departure City | Charlotte | Charlotte |
| Departure State | NC | NC |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | -- | SFO |
| Destination City | Frankfurt | San Francisco |
| Destination State | -- | CA |
| Destination Country | GE | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 14 2011 2:10PM | Jan 14 2011 2:10PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | Time of Accident |
| 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 | -- | -- |