Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Atlanta, Georgia 30354
Thursday, May 12, 2011 18:05 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The captain of a B737-800 had taxied to the entry of the assigned parking ramp where he stopped and waited for the ground crew to clear the parking area, post wing walkers, and give him the signal to park. The captain of a B737-700, which was following the B737-800, requested, through the ramp controller, that the stopped airplane move forward so that his airplane could pass. The B737-800 taxied forward and stopped again. The captain of the B737-700 then attempted to pass the B737-800, and the left winglet struck the B737-800’s right elevator, substantially damaging it.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The B737-700 pilot did not maintain adequate wing tip clearance while taxiing around the stopped B-737-800.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/12/2011 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1805 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Atlanta |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 30354 |
| Event Date Year | 2011 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 333812N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0842541W |
| Event Location Airport | Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | ATL |
| 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 | 1026 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1852 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ATL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1026 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 7500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 31 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 13 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 260 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.94 |
| 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 | 298 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 29472 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 29 2011 5:23PM |
| User who most recently changed record | gots |
| 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 | N308DE | N378DA |
| NTSB Number | ERA11CA296A | ERA11CA296B |
| 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? | Yes | Yes |
| Damage | Minor | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BOEING | BOEING |
| Aircraft Model | 737-732 | 737-832 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 29656 | 30265 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 154500 | 172500 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 3 | 3 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | 4 | 5 |
| Passenger Seats | 124 | 160 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 131 | 189 |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP | AAIP |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 10 2011 12:00AM | May 10 2011 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 5497 | 36281 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | DELTA AIRLINES INC | DELTA AIR LINES INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | ATTN TREASURER DEPT 856 | HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL ARPT |
| Aircraft Owner City | ATLANTA | ATLANTA |
| Aircraft Owner State | GA | GA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 30354-1989 | 30320 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | DELTA AIRLINES INC | DELTA AIR LINES INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | ATTN TREASURER DEPT 856 | HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL ARPT |
| Operator City | ATLANTA | ATLANTA |
| Operator State | GA | GA |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 30354-1989 | 30320 |
| Operator Code | DALA | DALA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | Yes | 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 | International |
| 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 | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | TGU | SDQ |
| Departure City | Tegucigalpa | Santo Domingo |
| Departure State | -- | -- |
| Departure Country | HO | DR |
| Departure Time | 1306 | 1458 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | ATL | ATL |
| Destination City | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| Destination State | GA | GA |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 29 2011 5:23PM | Apr 11 2012 8:31AM |
| User who most recently changed record | gots | broda |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of 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 | -- | -- |