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| Date: | Saturday 6 October 2012 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Europa |
| Registration: | EC-JQQ |
| MSN: | 749 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 297 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two aircraft were involved in a ground collision incident at Madrid's Barajas airport on Saturday afternoon 6 October 2012. There were no injuries. The damage to both planes is said to be "light"
The incident occurred between an Air Europa Airbus A330-202 (EC-JQQ) with 297 passengers bound for Caracas and an Airbus A330-343X (EC-JHP) from the Iberworld airline with 384 passengers travelling to Cancun, Mexico.
The incident, which happened around 16:10 local time (1410 GMT), took place at Terminal 1 when the Air Europa plane was being pushed back from its gate and its tail collided with the wing of the Iberworld aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://english.cntv.cn/20121007/100584.shtml
CIAIAC
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2012 00:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Oct-2012 03:13 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 08-Oct-2012 11:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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