ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184810
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 February 2016 |
| Time: | c. 01:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-337ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-ALJ |
| MSN: | 36308/643 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 330 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) -
 India
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ahmedabad-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) |
| Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air India flight AI191 was damaged in a ground incident at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) when the right hand wing impacted a light pole during taxiing.
The Boeing 777-300ER landed on runway 27 at 01:10 hours local time following a flight from Ahmedabad, India.
News reports indicated that the flight was then cleared to taxi to stand K5 at Terminal 2 via taxiways Yankee 1 and 3. The crew radioed they had encountered an 'object' while taxiing.
Upon parking at stand K5 damage to the right hand wing leading edge was noted. Along the taxiway it was found that a light pole had been knocked over.
It seems ATC erroneously cleared the flight to use Y1 instead of taxiway H1 which was intended for widebodies.
The continuing service to Newark (EWR) was carried out by a replacement aircraft. VT-ALP.
Probable Cause of the Serious Incident
The probable cause of Serious Incident was “In-correct taxi clearance” and “Non- Adherence of SOP for operations in South East Pier”.
Contributory factors were:
1. Inadequate and Improper Pre-Flight Briefing.
2. Non-Compliance of Ground Warning Sign “MAX SPAN 36 M”
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-alj/_
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/others/AI-aircraft-bangs-into-pole-whodunit-quest-on/articleshow/51132589.cms
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mumbai-atc-2-air-india-pilots-suspended-after-plane-hits-light-pole/story-Qo8cClKXPuzExVC5lj05mI.html
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@captranganathan @airindiain prophetic :) pic.twitter.com/lAxtXUiFOb
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) February 25, 2016
In Mumbai this happened : ATC, 2 Air India pilots suspended after plane hits light pole https://t.co/wjjWBSpxBh pic.twitter.com/wkjNzL5r4J
— sunainaa chadha (@sunainaachadha) February 24, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Feb-2016 11:00 | harro | Added |
| 25-Feb-2016 11:21 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2016 11:25 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Feb-2016 13:01 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 25-Feb-2016 13:11 | harro | Updated [Cn, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 21-May-2023 17:11 | harro | Updated [[Cn, Embed code, Photo, ]] |
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