Narrative:
S7 Airlines flight S76378, an Airbus A320neo (VP-BWC), struck an Ural Airlines Airbus A320-232 (VP-BDL) while taxiing for takeoff at Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport, Russia.
The A320neo was following main taxiway A to the beginning of runway 10R. As is passed taxiway A4, the left-hand winglet struck the APU of the Ural Airlines A320 which was standing on taxiway A4.
The APU separated and fell to the ground. The winglet subsequently sliced into the right-hand elevator, which was when the A320neo stopped.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Sunday 14 June 2020 |
| Time: | 12:49 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Operator: | S7 Airlines |
| Registration: | VP-BWC |
| MSN: | 8787 |
| First flight: | 2019-05-20 (1 year ) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW1127G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia |
| Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | S76378 |
S7 Airlines flight S76378, an Airbus A320neo (VP-BWC), struck an Ural Airlines Airbus A320-232 (VP-BDL) while taxiing for takeoff at Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport, Russia.
The A320neo was following main taxiway A to the beginning of runway 10R. As is passed taxiway A4, the left-hand winglet struck the APU of the Ural Airlines A320 which was standing on taxiway A4.
The APU separated and fell to the ground. The winglet subsequently sliced into the right-hand elevator, which was when the A320neo stopped.
Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
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Video, social media
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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 Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport as the crow flies is 4397 km (2748 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport as the crow flies is 4397 km (2748 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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