Narrative:
Turkish Airlines flight TK29, an Airbus A330-303 (TC-JOK), and United Express flight 3593, an Embraer ERJ-170 (N633RW) where involved in a ground contact accident at Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR).
The flight crew of the ERJ-170 said they had stopped their airplane and set the parking brake while waiting for gate personnel to finish preparing gate 88 to receive their flight, when their airplane was struck by the Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 that was taxiing past. The Embraer airplane received substantial damage to the rudder and vertical stabilizer.
The captain of Turkish Airlines flight TK29, said that after landing they were cleared to taxi to gate 63, and while taxiing on Taxiway A, there was an airplane stopped on the right-side apron. The captain said that no information had been relayed that an airplane had stopped short of the parking area, and he slowed his taxi speed, but did not realize that the stopped airplane had not fully pulled into and parked at the gate. He perceived that there was sufficient clearance, so he decided to pass. After reaching gate 63 and parking he said that he was informed of the collision. An inspection of the A330 airplane revealed paint transfer on the right winglet.
Probable Cause: Turkish Airlines flightcrew' s misperception of the distance to safely pass the stopped Republic Airways airplane.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 30 December 2021 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-170SE |
| Operated by: | Republic Airlines |
| On behalf of: | United Express |
| Registration: | N633RW |
| MSN: | 17000054 |
| First flight: | 2004 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF34-8E5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, GA (SAV/KSAV), United States of America |
| Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | UA3593 |
Turkish Airlines flight TK29, an Airbus A330-303 (TC-JOK), and United Express flight 3593, an Embraer ERJ-170 (N633RW) where involved in a ground contact accident at Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR).
The flight crew of the ERJ-170 said they had stopped their airplane and set the parking brake while waiting for gate personnel to finish preparing gate 88 to receive their flight, when their airplane was struck by the Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 that was taxiing past. The Embraer airplane received substantial damage to the rudder and vertical stabilizer.
The captain of Turkish Airlines flight TK29, said that after landing they were cleared to taxi to gate 63, and while taxiing on Taxiway A, there was an airplane stopped on the right-side apron. The captain said that no information had been relayed that an airplane had stopped short of the parking area, and he slowed his taxi speed, but did not realize that the stopped airplane had not fully pulled into and parked at the gate. He perceived that there was sufficient clearance, so he decided to pass. After reaching gate 63 and parking he said that he was informed of the collision. An inspection of the A330 airplane revealed paint transfer on the right winglet.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: Turkish Airlines flightcrew' s misperception of the distance to safely pass the stopped Republic Airways airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
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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 Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, GA to Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 1133 km (708 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, GA to Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 1133 km (708 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the 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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