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Date: | Sunday 19 March 2000 |
Time: | 15:40 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A320-211 |
Owner/operator: | TAP Air Portugal |
Registration: | CS-TNG |
MSN: | 945 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Stand F8, Terminal 2, London Heathrow Airport -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft had just arrived on Stand F8. The driver of a box van was trying to manoeuvre his vehicle along the interstandclearway, which was congested with other vehicles. The driver indicated that he was momentarily dazzled by a reflection of the sun from the windows of the terminal building, as he drove onto the stand area and the top left corner ofthe van struck the right wing tip fence from behind.
Damages: Right wing tip fence damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. AAIB UK Bulletin No: 5/2000, Ref: EW/G2000/03/13, Category: 1.1 at
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f036e5274a13140002cf/dft_avsafety_pdf_501640.pdf 2.
https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Airbus/A320/945/CS-TNG-TAP-Air-Portugal 3.
http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a320-945.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
5 March 2019 |
CS-TNG |
TAP Air Portugal |
0 |
Lisboa-Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS/LPPT) |
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non |
Media:
CS-TNG A320 TAP Portugal:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Jun-2009 11:24 |
Anon. |
Added |
25-May-2013 23:11 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
25-May-2013 23:12 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
07-Jul-2016 19:02 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
07-Jul-2016 19:21 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Embed code] |