US Airways Collides with KLM at AMS while taxiing

CaptainSkidmark · 13-12-2013 11:26pm #1

KLM 737 has its winglets clipped At pier D earlier today.

Whoops!

Suasdaguna1 · 14-12-2013 7:36am

Omg, the a330 will be fine with a winglets change but the USair is damaged on the leading edge. Did this happen coming on to stand? The crew are in the sh!t over this.

EIALB2 · 14-12-2013 9:24am

It's not as simple as replacing the winglet. There will be a lot of down time and checks to be carried out before it returns to service

EIALB2 · 14-12-2013 9:27am

Suasdaguna1 wrote: »

Omg, the a330 will be fine with a winglets change but the USair is damaged on the leading edge. Did this happen coming on to stand? The crew are in the sh!t over this.

It's not an a330, it's a 737 as the above post says

Suasdaguna1 · 14-12-2013 9:43am

Whoops sorry!!!!!

stopthepanic · 14-12-2013 9:55am

The marshaller will take a lot of heat over this one I would imagine (if there was one)

EIALB2 · 14-12-2013 10:40am

So did this happen on pushback? Unusual that it got so close to the other aircraft. For parking in Amsterdam they use automatic guidance instead of Marshallers, however on pushback the only one giving guidance is the headset controller and the tug driver

CaptainSkidmark · 15-12-2013 4:42pm

It Happened on the way in. Not much room on either side on pier D

conor_ie · 15-12-2013 5:21pm

Ouch!!

kub · 15-12-2013 9:26pm

EIALB2 wrote: »

It's not an a330, it's a 737 as the above post says

Boeing spare parts dept will be delighted.

EI-DOR · 15-12-2013 11:13pm

That's more than a clip. US crew at the wrong gate?

kub · 16-12-2013 12:02am

EI-DOR wrote: »

That's more than a clip. US crew at the wrong gate?

I wonder was 737/320/321 marked on the ground where the 757 is parked?

kona · 16-12-2013 12:09am

kub wrote: »

I wonder was 737/320/321 marked on the ground where the 757 is parked?

Widebodies usually take two gates and narrowbodies take one, most gates have hammerheads painted for all types.

I cant believe the marshaller didnt cop it before the aircraft even came in that the space was too small.

EI-DOR · 16-12-2013 12:13am

Kona,

It was already mentioned above that Amsterdam uses the automatic system!

EI-DOR · 16-12-2013 12:27am

Authorities are investigating a collision between two planes at Schiphol airport this morning. The accident happened when a U.S. Airways Boeing 757 pulling into a gate clipped the wing of a stationary KLM airplane.

Nobody was injured in the incident. Early reports suggest the U.S. Airways pilot followed an incorrect line when approaching the gate in Amsterdam, possibly following a path to gate D51A instead of D51B.

http://www.nltimes.nl/2013/12/13/planes-collide-at-schiphol/

kona · 16-12-2013 12:29am

EI-DOR wrote: »

Kona,

It was already mentioned above that Amsterdam uses the automatic system!

I know, whoever decided to put those aircraft there must have been blind.

US Airways Collides with KLM at AMS while taxiing

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