Narrative:
A TAP Airbus A340 (CS-TOA) and de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 (ZS-NLW) were involved in a ground collision at Johannesburg International Airport, South Africa.
The A340 pilots missed the turn-off for Delta apron but were cleared to taxi along the Alpha taxiway, although the ground controller had doubts about the situation.
The position of the stop bars on Foxtrot taxiway did not ensure adequate separation between the aircraft and the pilots of the A340 misjudged the separation between their wingtip and the tail of the stationary DHC-8 and collided with the DHC-8 at the intersection of taxiways F1 and A4.
A340 14 crew and 70 PAX.
DHC-8 4 crew and 40 PAX.
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 10-05-1998
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315 Dash 8
registration: ZS-NLW
accident date: 10-05-1998
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315 Dash 8
registration: ZS-NLW
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 10 May 1998 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315 Dash 8 |
| Operator: | South African Express Airways |
| Registration: | ZS-NLW |
| MSN: | 338 |
| First flight: | 1992 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 44 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) ( South Africa)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg International Airport (JNB/FAJS), South Africa |
| Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN/FABL), South Africa | |
| Flightnumber: | SA1033 |
A TAP Airbus A340 (CS-TOA) and de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 (ZS-NLW) were involved in a ground collision at Johannesburg International Airport, South Africa.
The A340 pilots missed the turn-off for Delta apron but were cleared to taxi along the Alpha taxiway, although the ground controller had doubts about the situation.
The position of the stop bars on Foxtrot taxiway did not ensure adequate separation between the aircraft and the pilots of the A340 misjudged the separation between their wingtip and the tail of the stationary DHC-8 and collided with the DHC-8 at the intersection of taxiways F1 and A4.
A340 14 crew and 70 PAX.
DHC-8 4 crew and 40 PAX.
Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» CAA South AfricaPhotos
accident date: 10-05-1998
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315 Dash 8
registration: ZS-NLW
accident date: 10-05-1998
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315 Dash 8
registration: ZS-NLW
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 Johannesburg International Airport to Bloemfontein International Airport as the crow flies is 379 km (237 miles).
Distance from Johannesburg International Airport to Bloemfontein International Airport as the crow flies is 379 km (237 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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