Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | mardi 31 octobre 2006 |
Heure: | 18:30 |
Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 747-430 |
Compagnie: | Lufthansa |
Immatriculation: | D-ABVY |
Numéro de série: | 29869/1261 |
Année de Fabrication: | 2000 |
Heures de vol: | 32204 |
Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 18 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 294 |
Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 312 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
Conséquences: | Repaired |
Lieu de l'accident: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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Phase de vol: | Au roulage (TXI) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
Aéroport de départ: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Aéroport de destination: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Allemagne |
Numéro de vol: | LH403 |
Détails:A Boeing 747-400, operated by Lufthansa as flight LH403, incurred substantial damage when its left wingtip impacted the right wingtip of a Continental Airlines Boeing 757-200 that was under tow, but stopped, at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR), New Jersey. None of the 18 crewmembers and 294 passengers onboard LH403 were injured. There was no one onboard the B757 and the tug driver and radio operator were not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The accident occurred in the vicinity of the intersection of taxiways A and S. The B747 crew was not aware of the B757 in tow. The captain indicated that the accident occurred in an area where the B757 in tow was backlit by apron lights, and that the crew's attention was diverted to another B757 ahead that they had been instructed to follow. The B757 in tow, which had been taxiing ahead of the B747 prior to reaching the diverging taxiways, had received its taxi instructions prior to the B747 crew being on the frequency. Some taxiways were mislabeled on a Federal Aviation Administration airport diagram; however, the mislabeling did not affect the outcome of the accident.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the Boeing 747 crew to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Contributing to the accident were the night lighting conditions, the back lighting from the apron lights, and the crew's diverted attention in focusing on a Boeing 757 that they were instructed to follow."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 11 months | Accident number: | NYC07LA017 | Download report: | Summary report
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Sources:
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Opérations de secours
NTSB issued 2 Safety Recommendations
Issued: 02-JUN-2008 | To: FAA | A-08-30 |
Develop and document formal guidance for the revision, publication, and review of airport diagrams that contains, at a minimum, a review of draft diagrams before publication, as well as a control to ensure that reviews are performed each publication cycle as required in FAA Order 7910.4C, Airport Diagrams. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 02-JUN-2008 | To: FAA | A-08-31 |
Revise FAA Order 7910.4C, Airport Diagrams, to ensure airport district offices review revised airport diagrams in their respective regions each publication cycle. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ et Frankfurt International Airport est de 6167 km (3854 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.