Narrative:
An EgyptAir Airbus A.320 had just landed on runway 05R and crossed the active departure runway 05L on its way to the apron. At that moment an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 was taking off, shearing off 4 feet of the Airbus' vertical stabilizer. The 767 returned to Cairo and landed safely with 3 feet of right wing damage.
Damaged on the ground
» ICAO Adrep
» NTSB
accident date: 12-05-1998
type: Airbus A320-231
registration: SU-GBD
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 May 1998 |
| Time: | 04:31 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-231 |
| Operator: | EgyptAir |
| Registration: | SU-GBD |
| MSN: | 194 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2500-A1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Cairo International Airport (CAI) ( Egypt)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
An EgyptAir Airbus A.320 had just landed on runway 05R and crossed the active departure runway 05L on its way to the apron. At that moment an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 was taking off, shearing off 4 feet of the Airbus' vertical stabilizer. The 767 returned to Cairo and landed safely with 3 feet of right wing damage.
Classification:
Runway incursionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» FAA» ICAO Adrep
» NTSB
Photos
accident date: 12-05-1998
type: Airbus A320-231
registration: SU-GBD
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 1209 km (756 miles).
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 1209 km (756 miles).
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