Narrative:
American Airlines Flight 1533, a Boeing 737-823 (N841NN), contacted an American Airlines Airbus A321-231 (N982VJ) on the ground at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC, USA.
The aircraft was taxiing to the stand after arriving from Miami, Florida when the left hand winglet impacted the right hand horizontal stabilizer of the A321.
The A321 had just arrived from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas as flight 419.
Probable Cause: The failure N841NNs captain to maintain appropriate clearance from N982VJ, which was stopped on the taxiway.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 30 September 2017 |
| Time: | 10:46 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-823 (WL) |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N841NN |
| MSN: | 30914/3298 |
| First flight: | 2010-05-24 (7 years 4 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B24 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 107 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA), United States of America |
American Airlines Flight 1533, a Boeing 737-823 (N841NN), contacted an American Airlines Airbus A321-231 (N982VJ) on the ground at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC, USA.
The aircraft was taxiing to the stand after arriving from Miami, Florida when the left hand winglet impacted the right hand horizontal stabilizer of the A321.
The A321 had just arrived from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas as flight 419.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: The failure N841NNs captain to maintain appropriate clearance from N982VJ, which was stopped on the taxiway.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
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Video, social media
American Airlines Flight #AA1533 from #MIA to #DCA crashes into another plane on moments after landing @wsvn @ABC7News #AmericanAirlines pic.twitter.com/v9WBsRFwnK
Walter Morris (@waltermorris) 30 september 2017
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 Miami International Airport, FL to Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC as the crow flies is 1474 km (922 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC as the crow flies is 1474 km (922 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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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