Serious incident Boeing 737-8CX (WL) N277EA,
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Date:Friday 17 May 2019
Time:12:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8CX (WL)
Owner/operator:Smartwings, lsf Swift Air
Registration: N277EA
MSN: 32350/1041
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 123
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Serious incident
Location:Praha-Václav Havel Airport (PRG/LKPR) -   Czech Republic
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Praha-Václav Havel Airport (PRG/LKPR)
Destination airport:Monastir-Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR/DTMB)
Investigating agency: UZPLN
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Two Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Smartwings (OK-TVW and N277EA) were involved in a ground contact incident at Prague-Ruzyne Airport, Czech Republic.
While taxiing on taxiway F to the take-off point from runway 06, OK-TVW, collided with N277EA, waiting as number two on taxiway E. The right-hand winglet of OK-TVW hit the left-hand horizontal stabilizer of N277EA.
Both flights were cancelled. OK-TVW resumed service later the same day.

The cause of the serious incident was the failure of the crew of the taxiing aeroplane to keep sufficient distance from the stationary aeroplane.
A contributory factor was the faulty implementation of the CRM.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: UZPLN
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www1.pluska.sk/gal/spravy/zo-zahranicia/mimoriadne-prahe-zrazili-dve-lietadla-mieste-zasahuju-zachranari/5
https://zdopravy.cz/dalsi-komplikace-pro-smartwings-dve-jejich-letadla-o-sebe-skrtla-na-ruzyni-28335/
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201905181075121353-two-boeing-planes-collide/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-May-2019 07:41 Nepa Added [Operator]
18-May-2019 08:38 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
19-May-2019 08:42 harro Updated [Operator, Narrative]
19-May-2019 08:43 harro Updated [Source]
20-May-2019 11:59 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type]
31-May-2021 18:03 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report]

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